Older People Giving Care: Helping Family and Community

by Sally K. Gallagher

One of the few studies of how the elderly help others through formal and informal volunteerism. While a large number of studies focus on the help older people receive from relatives and friends, this work examines the many ways in which older people are involved in giving care to others. Written by a sociologist and based on a stratified sample of hundreds of individuals, this study assesses a number of dimensions of care giving. While much of this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865692335
• ISBN13: 9780865692336
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"