Family carers and caring : what it's all about

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. W...

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Main Authors Milne, Alisoun (Author), Larkin, Mary (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesSocietyNow.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781800433489
DOI10.1108/9781800433465
Physical Description1 online resource (256 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Profile of family caring in the uk: Patterns and trends
  • Chapter 3. Impact and consequences of caring on carers
  • Chapter 4. Supporting carers
  • Chapter 5. Conceptualising and understanding care and caring
  • Chapter 6. Social justice, social citizenship and rights for carer
  • Chapter 7. Final reflections: Looking forward.