Older People Giving Care - Helping Family and Community

One of the few studies of how the elderly help others through formal and informal volunteerism. While a large number of studies focus on the help older people receive from relatives and friends, this work examines the many ways in which older people are involved in giving care to others. Written by a sociologist and based on a stratified sample of hundreds of individuals, this study assesses a number of dimensions of care giving. While much of this labor goes unnoticed, it is central to the building and maintenance of family and community ties, and reveals ways in which social life is organized around aging, gender, and marriage. Patterns of formal volunteerism and informal care are studied in relation to age, sex, marital status, and other important variables that affect this essential but underplayed aspect of American community life.

Sommario

Preface
Introduction
Caring and Giving Care
Study Design and Methodology
Age and Giving Care
Gender and Giving Care
Gender and Informal Help to Family and Friends
Gender and the Recipients of Care
Gender and Giving Help Through Formal Volunteerism
Marriage, Widowhood, and Giving Care
Marriage and Informal Help to Family and Friends
Marriage and the Recipients of Care
Marriage and Giving Help Through Formal Volunteerism
Conclusions
The Implications of Giving Care: Labors of Love and Responsibility
Appendix: Letters to Respondents
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

SALLY K. GALLAGHER is a Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Oregon State University. Her dissertation research on care giving received the 1993 Dissertation Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Aging.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sally K. Gallagher, Gallagher Sally K.
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.03.1994
• EAN: 9780865692336
• ISBN: 978-0-86569-233-6
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; USA, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social issues & processes, Care of the elderly, United States of America, USA, Age groups: the elderly, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Current Events and Issues