Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender JusticeSAGE Publications, 29 ago 1995 - 432 pagine Today women find themselves playing an ever-increasing role in caring for older family members who are frail, developmentally disabled, or suffering from serious mental illness. While this has role of women as caregivers has been documented, the actual impact on the lives of women has remained largely unstudied. In this volume, the authors examine caregiving as a central feminist issue, looking at its impact on women socially, personally, and economically. The authors review how changing family structures, the changing economy and workforce, and the changing health care demands of needy adults have impacted on women′s lives. They critique existing public and private policies, demonstrating a need for fundamental structural changes in social institutions and attitudes to improve the lives of women. Finally, they propose a social model of care that is oriented toward gender justice--recognition of the work of caring and its impact upon women socially, personally, and economically. For students, scholars and practitioners in the field of gerontology, gender studies, and social work, this book is a must. |
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... developmental disabilities , mental illness , and the frail elderly . This broad perspective makes clear that caregiving is not restricted to any one chronological age , but rather occurs across the life span . The authors make a xi ...
... developmental disabilities , adults with serious and persistent mental illness , and the frail elderly . For purposes of this book , our focus is on adults with chronic disabilities who have a limited capacity for self - care and thus ...
... disabilities is stretching the already constrained public resources to sup- port their continuing survival and well - being . For example , dramatic gains in the average life expectancy of persons with developmental disabilities are ...
... disability groups and across the life span . As noted earlier , this book draws on policy and practice dilemmas related to family carers of frail elders , adults with mental retardation and other related developmental disabilities , and ...
... developmental disabilities face the stress of " perpetual parenting , " whereas those of adult children with chronic mental illness are " stigmatized parents " ( Kelly & Kropf , 1995 ) . Yet both groups of parents share concerns about ...
Sommario
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Part I The Changing Societal Context for Caregiving | 39 |
Chapter 2 Americas Changing Families | 43 |
Chapter 3 The Changing American Economy and Workforce | 58 |
Chapter 4 Changing Health Care Needs and LongTerm Care Services | 75 |
Part II The ContextExtentand Nature of Caregiving for Dependents | 105 |
Chapter 5 The SocialPoliticaland Historical Context of Caregiving for Dependents | 107 |
Chapter 10 A Feminist Critique of FamilyRelated Benefits in the Workplace | 210 |
Part IV Toward a Feminist Agenda for Family Caregivers | 235 |
A Feminist Approach | 241 |
Chapter 12 Social Services and Social Supports | 265 |
Achieving a More Family Responsive Workplace | 291 |
A Feminist Perspective | 318 |
Toward a National Caregiver Coalition | 339 |
References | 357 |
Chapter 6 The Gendered Nature of Care | 120 |
Chapter 7 The Consequences of Caring | 136 |
Part ΙII A Feminist Critique of Current Policies and Programs | 159 |
Chapter 8 A Feminist Critique of Americas Family Policy | 163 |
Chapter 9 A Feminist Critique of LongTerm Care Policies | 183 |
Name Index | 394 |
Subject Index | 405 |
About the Authors | 417 |
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Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice Nancy R. Hooyman,Judith Gonyea Anteprima non disponibile - 1995 |