A Study of the Change in Inuit Family Structures and Patterns regarding the Role and Status of Inuit Elderly in a Contemporary Inuit Community.
Regions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, elders, aging, ethnography, family
| Principal Investigator: | Hill, Steven G. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 7138 |
| Organization: | Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
Objective(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.
