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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.
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.
"Far from a dictionary, the concepts are portrayed as complex, and
conflicting definitions and usages are both noted and evaluated...
Each article includes a (necessarily selective) set of references,
and cross-references to other concepts included in the book...
Moreover, the coverage and evaluation of the concepts is right at
the current leading edge in a rapidly moving field." - Victor
Marshall, Department of Sociology and Institute on Aging,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The concepts are very
clear and very relevant, and fantastic for my group of
undergraduate students... I found each concept to be succinctly and
simply captured, holding enough information to satisfy initial
cravings and complex enough to tempt further reading... I had
originally thought that this book would provide supplementary
reading as part of my 'Healthy Ageing' course, but have changed my
mind to essential reading now I have had the opportunity to read
the entire book." - Dr Meredith Tavener, Groningen University
Social gerontology is a new and dynamic field reflecting the
increasing interest in ageing across the world. This book provides
a readily accessible guide to well established and contested
issues, as well as new concepts emerging through cutting edge
research in the discipline. The entries give concise, lucid
knowledge on what constitutes the 'building blocks' of social
gerontology and sets out a clear review of the core concepts, both
classic and emerging, in this subject area. Each concept is
explored in terms of its history, application, usefulness to theory
and research, and significance in practice. They go beyond simple
definitions of the concepts to look at how each issue has shaped
the discipline of social gerontology today. This book is authored
by social gerontologists from the UK and the USA. Together they
present an interdisciplinary perspective and reflect a global
approach to the presentation of key concepts in social gerontology.
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