Remainder of Their Days: Domestic Policy & Older Families in the United States & Canada

ISBN-13: 9780815304838 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 248 str.

C. Rosenthal; Jon Hendricks

Opis

Examines how government social policy, especially relating to health care, impacts older families in the US and in Canada, then compares the two countries. The nine essays discuss individualism and collective responsibility, stereotypes of the aged, geriatric acute care, and other topics. Annotation

Spis treści

Part I: Domestic Policy in the United States 1 Public Policy in the United States and Canada: Individualism, Familial Obligation, and Collective Responsibility in the Care of the Elderly 2 Federal Policy and Family Life of Older Americans 3 Advance Directives, Surrogate Health Care and Decision Making and Older Families 4 Undermining Stereotypes of the Old Through Social Policy Analysis: Tempering Macro- with Micro-Level Perspectives Part II: Domestic Policy in Canada, 5 Caring and Sharing: Demographic Aging, Family and the State 6 Developing a Home Care System to Meet the Needs of Aging Canadians and Their Families 7 Policy Failure in Geriatric Acute Care: The Impact on Family Caregiver 8 Advance Directive Policy in Canada: The Impact on Older People and Their Families Part III: Comparisons and Conclusions 9 Conclusion

O autorze

Carolyn J. Rosenthal (Edited by) , Jon Hendricks (Edited by)