Aging and Caregiving: Theory, Research, and Policy

by Arthur Blum and David E. Biegel

This book provides human service practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students with a comprehensive analysis of the role and function of family caregiving in societies with dependent elderly populations. It begins with an overview of theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in caregiving. A number of empirical studies which address these issues are then presented. Finally the contributors explore the implications for social policy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803935668
• ISBN13: 9780803935662
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.