Daughters Who Care - Daughters Caring for Mothers At Home

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their caring experiences. Because caring is usually a labour of love, the feelings that surround it are complicated and fraught with ambivalence. It explores the meaning of caring from the carer's point of view.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. 1. Caring and Carers: The Issues 2. Why Care? 3. The Caring Task 4. The Mother/Daughter Relationship 5. Carers’ Extra-Caring Lives 6. External Sources of Help 7. Responses to Caring 8. The Legacy of Caring 9. Conclusions. References. Resource Bibliography. Appendix A: Interview Schedule. Appendix B: Caring Vocabulary. Appendix C: Benefits for Carers. Appendix D: Institutional Accommodation for Elderly People. I ndex.

About the author

Jane Lewis and Barbara Meredith

Summary

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their caring experiences. Because caring is usually a labour of love, the feelings that surround it are complicated and fraught with ambivalence. It explores the meaning of caring from the carer’s point of view.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Lewis, Jane Meredith Lewis, Barbara Meredith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032684406
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268440-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, MEDICAL / Public Health, HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Personal & public health, Women's health, Women’s health, Social issues & processes, Care of the elderly, Social and ethical issues, Personal and public health / health education