A Study of the Change in Inuit Family Structures and Patterns regarding the Role and Status of Inuit Elderly in a Contemporary Inuit Community.

Régions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut

étiquettes: social sciences, elders, aging, ethnography, family

chercheur principal: Hill, Steven G. (1)
Nᵒ de permis: 7138
Organisation: Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba
Année(s) de permis: 1987
Délivré: janv. 01, 1987

Objectif(s): To provide a ethnographic profile of the changes in Inuit family structure and patterning concomitant with an increase ib the number of aged family members; evaluate current patterns of behaviour, practices and attitudes of and toward Inuit elderly with emphasis on identifying the ways in which Inuit elderly are integrated into the current family setting.