The modern family and rehabilitation of the handicapped: a macrosociological view.
Modernization of society has fundamentally altered the family institution and at the same time has produced a medical institution capable of decreasing the prevalence of infectious diseases, while increasing the prevalence of chronic handicaps. Structural and functional changes in the family resulting from modernization include: smaller size and increased mobility; more women employed outside the home; age segregation and increased longevity of members; higher rates of dissolution; and loss of functions to other institutions in a more specialized society. Changes making the modern family ill-equipped to care for the chronically disabled are discussed, together with implications for rehabilitation.
D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012922:Social Change