Overview

Women in the Middlewas so-named because daughters, who are the main caregivers to elderly disabled parents, most often in their middle years, are caught in the middle of multiple competing demands on their time and energy. Since the first edition, women's responsibilities and the pressures they have experienced have increased and intensified. Dr. Brody revisits this phenomenon in this new, updated edition of her ground-breaking work. Women in the Middle, 2/e, describes and discusses the caregiving women's subjective feelings, experiences, and problems, and the effects on their mental and physical well-being, life styles, family relationships, and vocational activities. These case studies and narratives present an insider's view of the harsh and sometimes joyful experience of caregiving. Special attention is given to the changing face of social, economic, and environmental conditions, as well as the diversity of the caregiver, in which caregiving, in which caregiving takes place.

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Author:   Elaine M. Brody ,  Avalie R. Saperstein
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780826163813

ISBN 10:   0826163815
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   12 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, B.D Lebowitz Introduction Part I: Background Women in the Middle: How it Happened Scope of Parent Care Effects of Caregiving Values About Women's Roles and Care of the Aged Part II: Subjective Experiences Introduction On Becoming the Primary Care giver: The Caregiving Daughters and Their Siblings Six Major Subjective Themes and A Variation Part III: Diversity Among Caregivers Diversity in Age and Stages Diversity in Marital Status: Introduction and a Research Survey Married Daughters and Their Husbands and Children: 10 Case Histories and a Comment Daughters Without Partners Caregiving Daughters-in-Law (The Proxy Primaries): 7 Case Histories and a Comment Commentary on Marital Status and Parent Care Diversity in Work Status Ethnic and Racial Diversity, A.R. Saperstein Part IV: Services and Living Arrangements for Older People Effects on Women in the Middle Nursing Home Placement: A Painful Decision Community Services and Residential Settings, A.R. Saperstein Part V: Unfinished Business Unfinished Business on the Parent-Care Agenda References

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Elaine M. Brody, MSW, DSc (Hon), was, for many years, Director of the Department of Human Resources and Associate Director of Research at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center. She also was Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Brody is a past President of The Gerontological Society of America (1980).

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