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oapen-20.500.12657-478432021-04-15T00:43:31Z 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 bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ 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. 2021-04-14T12:10:28Z 2021-04-14T12:10:28Z 2015 chapter 9789814517973 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47843 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International Bookshelf_NBK368128.pdf ISEAS Publishing Gender and Ageing 6aeeb744-d966-4bd6-9022-d3d532a9d0d7 57c99a8b-295d-4507-8f3a-d9fadaeb8453 d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd 9789814517973 Wellcome 24 Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access
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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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