Product Details: There's Nobody There
| Author: | Anne Opie, Leon Fulcher, Natali Allen, Gary Hawke |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Univ Of Illinois Pr (02/01/1993) |
| ISBN: | 0812214196 |
| ISBN13: | 9780812214192 |
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Publisher Notes: There's Nobody There
Acknowledgements Preface 1 Introduction: Siting the Study 1 The Significance of the Study 1 The Gendered Semantics of Community Care 6 Demographic Factors 13 The Relationship between Formal and Informal Care Providers 18 2 The REACH Study: Method and Texts 23 Methodological Issues 23 The Participants 27 Interviewing 33 The Analytic Process: Sorting, Ordering, Interrogating 39 The Analytic Process: Analysis of Caregivers' Accounts as Texts 42 Research and Empowerment 49 3 Becoming a Caregiver 53 Gender/Knowledge/Caring 33 The Decision to Care 57 Beginning Caring 70 Employment and Caregiving 78 The Needs of the Confused Older People 83 4 'The Common Round, the Daily Task . . .': Caring in Everyday Life 85 Caring and Health 86 The Labour and Practice of Caring 88 Caring and Affect 95 'The Common Round, The Daily Task . . .' 100 Gender, Stress, and Positioning in Caring 107 5 Caring for Caregivers: Informal Support Networks 122 Social Networks/Community Support 122 Family Support of Care givers 124 Support from Husbands 127 Support from Siblings 131 Support from Caregivers' Children 133 Family Support and Carer Substitution 134 Informal Support: Friends 137 Informal Support: Neighbours 141 6 Caring for the Caregivers: the Provision of Formal Support Services 144 Accessing Services 144 Service Provision to Care givers 147 Caregivers' Contact with GPs 151 Assessment Processes 154 Caregivers' Contact with Social Workers 162 Caregivers' Contact with District Nurses 166 Day Care Services 167 Support Groups for Caregivers 170 Intermittent and Respite Care Services 174 Care givers' Evaluation of Service Requirements 181 7 Conclusion 184 Issues in Informal Caregiving 184 Principles of Informal Care giving 186 Developing a Supportive Relationship with Caregivers 195 Implications of the Partnership Paradigm 206 Bibliography 208
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