Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home Life: Blurring the Boundaries Contributor(s): Martin-Matthews, Anne (Editor), Phillips, Judith E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805859179 ISBN-13: 9780805859171 Publisher: Psychology Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
Dewey: 362.6 |
LCCN: 2007037016 |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.35" W x 9.27" L (1.23 lbs) 312 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 158 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There are not many books that address the boundaries of care of older people from a work-life perspective. This book, authored by contributors from various countries, looks at the boundaries of care by looking at private and public help, professional and personal help and paid and unpaid caregivers. It captures and conceptualizes the complexity of the intersection of work and home life as it relates to the provision of assistance and support to older relatives in a variety of "care work" contexts. It explores these issues within a critical framework, rather than from an assumed stress or burden perspective, which dominates current texts on the topic. Readers of this volume will gain a deeper understanding of issues of care provision amongst "networks" of careers and helpers, and of the particular dynamics of care when it is episodic or framed by constrains of space and time as a result of geography. In addition, each chapter addresses issues of diversity with sensitivity to gender, race and ethnicity. This book will be of use to academics and graduate students in Gerontology, Family Studies, IO psychology, Gender Studies and Sociology. |
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