The Caring Relationship: Elderly People and Their Families

ISBN-13: 9780333419489 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 304 str.

Hazel Qureshi; Alan Walker

Opis

This book takes a close look at family relationships at the end of the life cycle. Based on a representative sample of people aged 75 or more in a major British city, it investigates in depth what the caring relationship actually means to those elderly people and carers, mostly family members, who are involved on a day to day basis. An important book for health and welfare professionals involved in planning and providing services.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Family Care and the State.- Elderly People and their Families.- The Need for Care.- Patterns of Caring.- Exchange, Reciprocity and Affect.- Disability and Dependency.- Formal and Informal Sources of Care.- Conclusion: Towards Shared Care.