TITLE:
The Sandwich Generation in Israel—Information Needs and Benefit Awareness
AUTHORS:
Dan Bouhnik, Yahel Giat
KEYWORDS:
Ageing, Benefit Awareness, Digital Divide, Information Needs, Israel, Sandwich Generation
JOURNAL NAME:
Sociology Mind,
Vol.4 No.3,
July
31,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Members of the “sandwich
generation” are people in the unique position of providing care both to their
aging parents and their own children. In this research we examine the benefit
awareness and the information needs of the sandwich generation in Israel with
respect to the care it provides to its parents. Participants of this research
were administered with a questionnaire whose results will be reported in this
paper. We find that the sandwich generation’s awareness of its rights is
limited, suggesting a low utilization of rights and benefits. Our examination
of the information needs reveals that the sandwich generation prefers
traditional means of receiving information (such as traditional mail and
booklets) in contrast to the modern information media (such as email and
internet websites). These results imply that despite the digital revolution,
social and welfare programs should not stop providing information in
traditional manners.