1st Edition
Continuing to Care Older Americans and Their Families in the 21st Century
By Karen Ann Conner
Copyright 2000
288 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
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"Continuing to Care?" describes the challenges of an aging America and changing family system. Caregiving has always been a primary obligation of the family based on an informal intergenerational contract that specifies "who owes what to whom." This system of intergenerational reciprocity has been a central feature of American family life and has formed the foundation for successful social... Read more
Chapter 1 Continuing to Care? Aging American Families; Chapter 2 Family Caregiving in America's Past and in Other Places; Chapter 3 American Culture and Intergenerational Reciprocity; Chapter 4 Family Caregivers; Chapter 5 Older People as Care Providers; Chapter 6 Family Care in Minority and Ethnic Communities; Chapter 7 Caregiver Stress and Potential Elder Abuse; Chapter 8 The Team Approach to Caregiving: Families and Community Services; Chapter 9 Long-term Care and the Continuing Obligations of Families; Chapter 10 New Approaches to Caring for Older Americans; Name Index; Subject Index;
Biography
Karen A. Conner
"Focusing on the services available to family caregivers within the extended family, the community, and the government, the author also stresses the reciprocal nature of the relationship between elderly individuals and their families. This presents a refreshing contrast to existing literature that often focuses on the elderly only as recipients of care. Overall, this is a very well written look at the relationship between elderly members and their families , with a balance of qualitative and quanitative studies." -- CHOICE, December 2001
