1. Objectifs

Intentions :
Montrer l’importance de prendre en compte dans les études sur les aidantes naturelles, la division sexuelle du travail, son renforcement par les politiques sociales, et l’intériorisation des normes de comportement sexuel par les femmes.

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
40 aidantes de personnes âgées en perte d’autonomie

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

« This study was based on in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 francophone Québécois family carregivers of frail elderly or mentally ill relatives and focused on the caregiving relation rather than on the specificities of agong and mental illness. Fourteen factors (love, guilt and duty, women’s social identity built around caring, absence of appropriate public or private care alternatives, women’s socioeconomic dependance, etc.) emerged from an analysis of informants’ accounts of how they came to the primary caregiver. Data indicate that analyses attempting to understand women’s caregiving must take into account the sexual division of labor, its reinforcement through social policy, and how women internalize ideas and norms regarding appropriate gender-role behavior. » (p. 607)