Family Care and Social Capital: Transitions in Informal Care

• Main Authors: Barrett, Patrick (Author), Hale, Beatrice (Author), Butler, Mary (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Health care management.; Health services administration.; Nursing.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Health Care Management.

Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers, this book examines a range of family caregiving situations from across the life course. It seeks to...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Family Care and Social Capital
• Chapter 2: Informal Care in Social Context: An Expression of Social Relationships
• Chapter 3: The Dynamic Experience of Caregiving
• Chapter 4: Informal Caring and Early Childhood
• Chapter 5: Caring for Family Members with a Lifelong Disability
• Chapter 6: Caring for Adults with Acquired Disabilities
• Chapter 7: Caring for Older People
• Chapter 8: Caring across the Generations
• Chapter 9: In support of Informal Carers.