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Human Services, Charity, Medical Sociology, Health Care Delivery, Aging - General & Miscellaneous, Parenting - General & Miscellaneous, Gerontology, Mapped Parenting, Philanthropy, Eldercare
This book focuses on the 'informal care' provided by family members, neighbours and friends, exploring the ways in which it is woven into the organization of people's everyday lives.
Synopsis
The Care Context -- Care And Interdependency -- Living With Care -- Learning To Care -- Networks And Chains Of Care -- Working And Caring -- Visions Of Care. Sophia Bowlby ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
About the Author, Sophia Bowlby
Sophia Bowlby is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Reading, UK. Linda McKie is Research Professor in Sociology at Glasgow Caledonian University and Associate Director at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Susan Gregory was Research Fellow at the Research Unit in Health, Behaviour and Change and, following her recent retirement, is an Honorary Fellow in Public Health Sciences, both at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Isobel MacPherson runs her own business, Community Health Research and Evaluation, and was previously a Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.
