Māori realities, intimacies, and sexual expressions : reconceptualising consent to uphold kaumātua mana in aged residential care Sandra McDonald, Mark Henrickson, Catherine Cook and Vanessa Schouten
By: McDonald, Sandra
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Contributor(s): Henrickson, Mark | Cook, Catherine | Schouten, Vanessa.
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ArticleSeries: AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.Publisher: Sage, 2023Subject(s): CONSENT | FAMILIES | KAUMĀTUA | OLDER PEOPLE | ORA | PRIVACY | RESIDENTIAL CARE | RANGAHAU MĀORI | TE AO MĀORI | WELLBEING | WHĀNAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/11771801231167647 (Open access)
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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples,, 2023, 19(2), 457-465Summary: Abstract
Introduction
Background
Literature review
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Authors’ note
Declaration of conflicting interests
Funding
ORCID iD
Footnote
References
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Abstract
Increasingly, kaumātua (Māori elders) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) live apart from whānau (Māori extended family) in residential care, where policies are shaped by post-colonial legislation and ethical principles that privilege individual rights over Indigenous priorities and rights. The communal context of residential care has created late-life opportunity for intimacy and sexual expression with new partners. These issues are addressed in the international literature, highlighting the benefits and complexities. Literature report there may be clashes between resident and family members’ wishes, and tensions around privacy and consent. This article considers survey data and semi-structured interviews with kaimahi (Māori care workers) and a kaumātua who were part of a larger study of staff, residents, and family in the residential aged care context. Post-colonial individualistic rights-based approaches do not necessarily fit with a Māori worldview. A Māori-led articulation of consent is essential to uphold the mana (authority, influence, power) of kaumātua and whānau. (Authors' abstract). Record #8783
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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples,, 2023, 19(2), 457-465
Abstract
Introduction
Background
Literature review
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Authors’ note
Declaration of conflicting interests
Funding
ORCID iD
Footnote
References
PDF / ePub
More
Abstract
Increasingly, kaumātua (Māori elders) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) live apart from whānau (Māori extended family) in residential care, where policies are shaped by post-colonial legislation and ethical principles that privilege individual rights over Indigenous priorities and rights. The communal context of residential care has created late-life opportunity for intimacy and sexual expression with new partners. These issues are addressed in the international literature, highlighting the benefits and complexities. Literature report there may be clashes between resident and family members’ wishes, and tensions around privacy and consent. This article considers survey data and semi-structured interviews with kaimahi (Māori care workers) and a kaumātua who were part of a larger study of staff, residents, and family in the residential aged care context. Post-colonial individualistic rights-based approaches do not necessarily fit with a Māori worldview. A Māori-led articulation of consent is essential to uphold the mana (authority, influence, power) of kaumātua and whānau. (Authors' abstract). Record #8783
