Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home Life - Blurring the Boundaries (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Anne Martin-Matthews • Judith E. Phillips
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5917-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8058-5917-9
Barcode:	9780805859171

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!