Chapter 6 Ageing and Gender Preferences in Rural Indonesia

This chapter draws on the longitudinal ethnographic and demographic field study of three communities representing major Indonesian ethnicities (Javanese, Sundanese, and Minangkabau), located in three of the five provinces that, since 1990, have reported more than 7 per cent of the population ove...

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Główni autorzy: kreager, philip, Schroeder-Butterfill, Elisabeth
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description This chapter draws on the longitudinal ethnographic and demographic field study of three communities representing major Indonesian ethnicities (Javanese, Sundanese, and Minangkabau), located in three of the five provinces that, since 1990, have reported more than 7 per cent of the population over the age of 60. Comparative ethnographic study supported by panel surveys enables us to establish contexts and variations in family and community support for older people, and the advantages and disadvantages that may accrue in consequence to older men and women. Similar patterns of socio-economic stratification exist in the three communities, which have an important bearing on elderly well-being, notably by influencing the supply of children, family network size and structure, and intergenerational exchanges. Following a brief introduction, in which the communities and research methodology are described, the chapter notes two contrasting preference structures that differentiate gender in the communities. Gender has a marked structural significance in matrilineal societies, like the Minangkabau, that is not manifest for the Javanese and Sundanese. Case studies then illustrate some aspects of these structures. The chapter concludes with a brief look to the future, by considering the expectations of current working age generations about their own later lives, and the limitations of relying exclusively on aggregate data to assess their likely policy needs.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-646182025-01-26T14:40:58Z Chapter 6 Ageing and Gender Preferences in Rural Indonesia kreager, philip Schroeder-Butterfill, Elisabeth ethnographic studies; longitudinaal ethnographic; demographic field study; Javanese: Sundanese; Minangkabau; ageing; gender preferences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups This chapter draws on the longitudinal ethnographic and demographic field study of three communities representing major Indonesian ethnicities (Javanese, Sundanese, and Minangkabau), located in three of the five provinces that, since 1990, have reported more than 7 per cent of the population over the age of 60. Comparative ethnographic study supported by panel surveys enables us to establish contexts and variations in family and community support for older people, and the advantages and disadvantages that may accrue in consequence to older men and women. Similar patterns of socio-economic stratification exist in the three communities, which have an important bearing on elderly well-being, notably by influencing the supply of children, family network size and structure, and intergenerational exchanges. Following a brief introduction, in which the communities and research methodology are described, the chapter notes two contrasting preference structures that differentiate gender in the communities. Gender has a marked structural significance in matrilineal societies, like the Minangkabau, that is not manifest for the Javanese and Sundanese. Case studies then illustrate some aspects of these structures. The chapter concludes with a brief look to the future, by considering the expectations of current working age generations about their own later lives, and the limitations of relying exclusively on aggregate data to assess their likely policy needs. 2021-04-15T02:03:13Z 2021-04-15T02:03:13Z 2021-04-14T12:10:28Z 2015 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47843 9789814517973 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/64618 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/47843/1/Bookshelf_NBK368128.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/47843/1/Bookshelf_NBK368128.pdf ISEAS Publishing 6cab32b9-29c8-4bd0-835e-d7b437a9f0f7 Gender and Ageing Wellcome Trust d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd 9789814517973 Wellcome 24 open access
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