Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index.
Contents
PART I: CAREGIVING IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT: Determinants and conditions of caregiving -- Who are the care recipients? -- Who are the caregivers? -- When is it time to provide care? -- PART II: THE CAREGIVING EXPERIENCE: Balancing the scale -- Emotional pitfalls -- PART III: SOCIAL IMPACT OF CAREGIVING: The caregiver burden paradigm -- In-home services as respite -- Caregiving within and the health and social care systems -- When caregiving ends.