Risk, trust and relationships in an ageing society
A review of the risk, trust and confidence aspects of decision-making in informal and semi-formal caring and supportive relationships in an ageing society.
Trust has been typified as the social glue that binds society together, while risk is seen as a countervailing force. This review considers the role of individual motivation and cognition in dealing with some of the challenges, choices and tensions confronted in daily life in relation to the issues of risk and trust.
The report:
- asks what would help make people more confident to make better decisions about caring for and supporting each other;
- explores what helps or sustains people in local communities who offer help and support to others within their social network;
- examines how society’s capacity to support an ageing society could be strengthened;
- considers how formal social care structures interact with informal and semi-formal spheres, and what they can learn from them.
Published : 31st December 2012
Author : Gillian Dalley, Kenneth Gilhooly, Mary Gilhooly, Julie Barnett, Fernand Gobet, Priscilla Harries, Sarah Niblock, Mary Pat Sullivan and Christina Victor [ More From This Author ]
Publisher : Joseph Rowntree Foundation [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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