Abstract
This study used data from 215 spouse caregivers of persons with dementia to examine if gender was a salient dimension in the ways that African-Amer-ican and white caregivers think about caregiving. Gender role stereotypes were reported by half of the 215 respondents. Many caregiving husbands and wives viewed caregiving in terms of emotional characteristics, household/childcare tasks, and physical strength. There were sex and race differences in these perceptions of caregiving work. Male and African-American caregivers were more likely to deny any difference between being a male or female caregiver than their counterparts. Male caregivers were less likely to refer to caregiving in terms of emotional work. African-Americans of both sexes were more likely to minimise gender differences than whites when mentioning household/childcare work. Black wives were much less likely than white wives to mention physical strength.
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