Deborah M Merrill
Biographic Data
| ID | 3819260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah M Merrill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah M |
| FAMILY NAME | Merrill |
| SIGNATURE | MERRILL D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clark University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mastering Menopause
Interviews with and case studies of women in the U.S., accompanied by research in this text, show how our perceptions, thoughts, and spiritual practices can help women through menopause without drugs and their potential side effects. More and more women today are seeking natural ways to cope with menopause, including through mindfulness techniques and Eastern practices such as meditation. Women of various races, ages, and socioeconomic status int…
Mastering Menopause
Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters
Caring for Elderly Parents
Caring for Elderly Parents
Who Will Care for Us? Aging and Long Term Care in Multicultural America
Conflict and Cooperation among Adult Siblings During the Transition to the Role of Filial Caregiver
Based on data from 40 open-ended interviews with working- and middle-class adult children and children-in-law currently caring for an elderly parent, this study focused on the transition to the role of filial caregiver. Class differences in the formation of parent-caring networks among siblings and in the conflict that ensued when siblings did not provide assistance were examined. Although only one-third of the sample received assistance from sib…
Pathways to Hospital Death among the Oldest Old
Using the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey (N = 2, 090), this research examines the conditions under which the oldest old (85+ years of age) are discharged from a nursing home to enter and die in a hospital as well as the conditions under which community dwellers enter and die in a hospital. Given the need to plan for health services for this growing population and the recent policy changes in length of hospital stay, this analysis focus…
Gender, Families, and Elder Care
PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND FAMILY CAREGIVING Gender, Family and Long-Term Care of the Elderly - Jeffrey W Dwyer and Raymond T Coward Demographic Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Raymond T Coward, Claydell Horne and Jeffrey W Dwyer Conceptual Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Alexis J Walker PART TWO: THE STRUCTURE OF CAREGIVING RELATIONSHIPS Gender Differences in the Experiences of Caregiving Spouses - Eleanor…
Conflict and Cooperation among Adult Siblings During the Transition to the Role of Filial Caregiver
Based on data from 40 open-ended interviews with working- and middle-class adult children and children-in-law currently caring for an elderly parent, this study focused on the transition to the role of filial caregiver. Class differences in the formation of parent-caring networks among siblings and in the conflict that ensued when siblings did not provide assistance were examined. Although only one-third of the sample received assistance from sib…
Gender, Families, and Elder Care
PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND FAMILY CAREGIVING Gender, Family and Long-Term Care of the Elderly - Jeffrey W Dwyer and Raymond T Coward Demographic Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Raymond T Coward, Claydell Horne and Jeffrey W Dwyer Conceptual Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Alexis J Walker PART TWO: THE STRUCTURE OF CAREGIVING RELATIONSHIPS Gender Differences in the Experiences of Caregiving Spouses - Eleanor…
Pathways to Hospital Death among the Oldest Old
Using the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey (N = 2, 090), this research examines the conditions under which the oldest old (85+ years of age) are discharged from a nursing home to enter and die in a hospital as well as the conditions under which community dwellers enter and die in a hospital. Given the need to plan for health services for this growing population and the recent policy changes in length of hospital stay, this analysis focus…
Conflict and Cooperation among Adult Siblings During the Transition to the Role of Filial Caregiver
Based on data from 40 open-ended interviews with working- and middle-class adult children and children-in-law currently caring for an elderly parent, this study focused on the transition to the role of filial caregiver. Class differences in the formation of parent-caring networks among siblings and in the conflict that ensued when siblings did not provide assistance were examined. Although only one-third of the sample received assistance from sib…
Caring for Elderly Parents
Caring for Elderly Parents
Who Will Care for Us? Aging and Long Term Care in Multicultural America
Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters
Mastering Menopause
Interviews with and case studies of women in the U.S., accompanied by research in this text, show how our perceptions, thoughts, and spiritual practices can help women through menopause without drugs and their potential side effects. More and more women today are seeking natural ways to cope with menopause, including through mindfulness techniques and Eastern practices such as meditation. Women of various races, ages, and socioeconomic status int…
Mastering Menopause
Psychology (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)