Family Care of the Elderly: Social and Cultural Changes

by Kosberg, Jordan Kosberg, Jordan I. Kosberg

The adverse consequences of cultural change upon traditional caregiving of the elderly in 16 countries - including Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Austria and Sweden - are explored in this volume. Following provision of a theoretical framework for understanding differences between countries and an examination of consistent trends across countries, each chapter discusses a country in terms of traditional characteristics, societal changes and the consequences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803942796
• ISBN13: 9780803942790
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.