Care for elderly people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23644025 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Walker (0000-0002-7576-3948) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 106-128 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Labour of Love (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003303930-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4283756132 |
| ISBN | 9781003303930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter examines the family care of elderly people. &s;Community&s; care for the elderly, therefore, depends primarily on the ability and willingness of women to provide that care. The fact that recent official and public expressions of anxiety about dependency and the future of community care have been solely concerned with the elderly is in large measure a reflection of their numerical importance in the population requiring care and of the projected growth in their numbers. Public concern about dependency in old age is not new. It has been a recurring theme in post-war Britain and can be related directly to social and economic change such as in the demand for labour. At the heart of the social construction of dependency amongst both elderly people and women is their relationship with the labour-market. The majority of elderly people are not physically or mentally dependent.
Healthcare innovation and challenges · History · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |