Family carers and caring : what it's all about / Alisoun Milne and Mary Larkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milne, Alisoun, author.

Larkin, Mary, author.

Series:

SocietyNow.

SocietyNow Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caregivers--Family relationships.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 239 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]

Summary:

"Carers and caring are contemporary global issues of growing political and societal significance. Changing demographics in the UK and beyond, as well as policy drivers promoting community-based living, mean that the family is increasingly the site of care for relatives with long term support needs. Whilst there is a plethora of literature on carers it tends to be situated in separate subject areas. For the first time Family Carers and Caringbrings together a range of material and evidence about carers from different sources presented in an accessible and yet academically informed way. Milne and Larkin help to make sense of the complexities of family carers and caring, carving a coherent path through the academic, policy, socio-political, and practice terrain. Family Carers and Caringis explicitly underpinned by principles of social justice and rights, focusing on how inequalities intersect with caring."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Profile of Family Caring in the UK: Patterns and Trends

3. Impact and Consequences of Caring on Carers

4. Supporting Carers

5. Conceptualising and Understanding Care and Caring

6. Social Justice, Social Citizenship and Rights for Carers

7. Final Reflections: Looking Forward.

Notes:

Includes a glossary.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800433465

1800433468

9781800433489

1800433484

OCLC:

1398568493