The aging of the US population will have major impacts on family life in the twenty-first century. Over three-quarters of all caregiving help to the elderly is given by family and friends. The provision of this elder care has important implications for public policy, families, and individual lives. This book brings together research from gerontology, social work, and sociology to summarize what is known about family caregiving in our aging population. Implications for service providers and policy makers also are included throughout. Additionally, it summarizes what is known about caregiving by spouses and other intimate partners, by adult children to older parents, and by siblings, grandchildren, and other relatives (including fictive kin). Studies of kin care within racial, ethnic, and sexual minority groups are covered as well.
- ISBN10 1137511559
- ISBN13 9781137511553
- Publish Date 9 June 2015 (first published 22 May 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Imprint Palgrave Pivot
- Format eBook
- Pages 150
- Language English