| Description |
xv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Stephen H. Zarit -- 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, Bo Malmberg, Mayte Sancho Castiello, Elena del Barrio, Penélope Castejon, Maria Angeles Tortosa, and Lennarth Johansson -- Caregiving contexts: implications for research and policy / Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, and Adam Davey |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Care -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Older people -- Home care -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Older people -- Family relationships -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Caregivers -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Older people -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Szinovácz, Maximiliane.
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Davey, Adam.
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| LC no. |
2007020081 |
| ISBN |
9780826102874 hardback |
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0826102875 hardback |
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