Caregiving contexts : cultural, familial, and societal implications / edited by Maximiliane E. Szinovacz and Adam Davey.

Other author Szinovácz, Maximiliane.
Other author Davey, Adam.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer Pub., ©2008.
Descriptionxv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction: caregiving in context / Adam Davey and Maximiliane E. Szinovacz -- Sociocultural contexts -- Demographic change and the future of informal caregiving / Peter Uhlenberg and Michelle Cheuk -- Choosing between paid elder care and unpaid help from adult children: the role of relative prices in the care decision / Richard W. Johnson -- Commitment to caring: filial responsibility and the allocation of support by adult children to older mothers / Merril Silverstein, Stephen Conroy, and Daphna Gans -- Cross-national variations in elder care: antecedents and outcomes / Ariela Lowenstein, Ruth Katz, and Nurit Gur-Yaish -- Familial contexts -- Spouses caring for spouses: untangling the influences of relationship and gender / Eleanor Palo Stoller and Casey Schroeder Miklowski -- Division of care among adult children / Adam Davey and Maximiliane E. Szinovacz -- Children in caregiving families / Maximiliane E. Szinovacz -- Sociopolitical contexts -- Workplace policies and caregiving / Eliza K. Pavalko, Kathryn A. Henderson, and Amanda Cott -- Caregiving policies in the United States: framing a national agenda / Steven K. Wisensale -- Family care for elders in Europe: policies and practices / Gerdt Sundström ... [et al.] -- Caregiving contexts: implications for research and policy / Maximiliane E. Szinovacz and Adam Davey.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007020081
ISBN9780826102874 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826102875 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV1451 .C325 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold