Are blacks more likely than whites to receive and provide social support in middle and old age? Yes, no, and maybe so.
Are blacks more likely than whites to receive and provide social support in middle and old age? Yes, no, and maybe so.
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黑人在中老年时是否比白人更有可能接受和提供社会支持？
DOI：
10.1093/geronj/48.4.s212
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1993
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Waite,LJ
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作者：
Silverstein,M;Waite,LJ
白人和黑人成年人在社会支持交易方面的差异使用了1987188年全国家庭和家庭调查的数据。估计多变量模型可以识别白人和黑人在提供和接受工具和情感支持的可能性上的差异。最重要的是，我们分别研究了男性和女性从中年到老年的黑人和白人的差异。结果表明，总体而言，黑人并不比白人更有可能提供和接受这两种类型的社会支持。事实上，黑人女性比白人女性更不可能为他人提供工具性支持。然而，在老年时期，黑人女性更有可能得到工具性的支持，而且提供这种支持的可能性与白人女性差不多。这些发现表明，在比较白人和黑人成年人的非正式支持活动时，需要在性别和生活阶段的背景下考虑种族。
Differences in the social support transactions of White and Black adults were investigated using data from the 1987188 National Survey of Families and Households. Multivariate models were estimated to identify differences between Whites and Blacks in the likelihood that they provided and received instrumental and emotional support. Most importantly, we examined, separately for men and women, variations in Black-White differences from mid-life to old age. Results indicated that, overall, Blacks were no more likely than Whites to provide and receive both types of social support. In fact, Black women were less likely than White women to provide instrumental support to others. However, in old age, Black women were more likely to receive instrumental support and about as likely as White women to provide such support. These findings suggest that when comparing the informal support activities of White and Black adults, race needs to be considered in the context of gender and stage of life.