Tab. 2.
Elderly Men's Immediate Kin Networks and Outcomes Following bereavement
| Hussin | Kolil | Samad | Suroso | Hari | Fendi | Mis | Arief | Ridwan | Lubis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childless? | No | No | No1 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Living arrangement (post crisis) |
Married daughter |
Married daughter |
Married son | Married daughter |
Divorced daughter & son |
Married granddaughter |
Alone | Alone, then sister |
Alone, then sister | Alone, then great - nep |
| 3 | No. of immediate kin (pre - crisis) |
2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Identity of immediate kin (pre-crisis) |
wife, child | wife, children | wife, children, ch-in-law |
wife, children |
wife, children | wife, child, grandchild (& sp) |
wife, nep (& sp) |
wife, sister, affinal nep (& sp) |
wife, affinal neps (& sp.) |
wife, raised son |
| 5 | No. of immediate kin (post-crisis) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Identity of immediate kin (post-crisis) |
child, ch - in- law |
children, ch - in-law |
children, ch - in-law |
children, ch-in-law |
children | children, grandchild (& sp) |
step-ch (& sp), neps (& sp), affines |
sister | sister, niece (& sp), affinal neps (& sp), distant relatives |
step-ch, affinal nep (& sp), neighbour, great-nep (& sp) |
| 7 | Outcome | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bad |
Notes:
Samad has no children of his own, but has successfully Adopted.
Abbreviations: sp = spouse; ch = child; chn = children; nep(s) = nephew(s)