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Here I review early and seminal works relating to reciprocity in general, and the critiques they have attracted, before moving on to focus on literature relating more directly to reciprocity and eldercare, and that which has significance for developing a more sociologically and phenomenologically grounded understanding of how it is experienced by elders on the receiving end. Drawing on the concepts inherent in the models described earlier, I highlight the significance of social affirmation for a sense of spiritual well-being, and how dominant ageist discourses can be seen to contribute towards a conceptualisation of older people as only takers of society’s resources, rather than also as resources in themselves.

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