International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly

Scott Bass, Jill Norton, Robert Morris Deceased (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-97308-4 (ISBN)

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Within the context of long-range planning, this book examines the changing responsibilities of the state and family toward elders in different societies around the world. International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly presents a fresh range of lucid analyses of family caregiving policy from Canada, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Austria, Denmark, Israel, and the People’s Republic of China. Different institutional structures, levels of economic development, and cultural values, among other factors, impact policy development in various countries. With the information examined in this book, readers can gain an understanding of elder care in other societies, which can help them in developing policies for their own countries.Authors of International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly address questions such as: Who is responsible for caring for the aged? What are the policy issues that determine how such care is handled in various countries? Are the underlying principles upon which policy is based changing? Who pays for the care of the aged? What is the balance of the roles of government, family, and community? Along with these questions, authors discuss:

the importance of family care
the well-being, payment, and rights of informal caregivers
providing services for informal caregivers
shifting the burden of care from formal organizations to families
the effects of governmental frameworks on caregiving
the impact of the political agenda on caregiving
caregiving and the welfare stateInternational Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly contains information for all professionals interested or involved in developing policy for the elderly. Demographers, sociologists, social workers, health care and public health professionals, gerontologists, and advanced students in these fields will find this book a helpful guide in their studies.

Scott Bass, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased*

Contents
Foreword: “De-Constructing” Family Care Policy for the Elderly

Introduction: A Global View of Changing State and Family Support for Older Persons
The Effects of Federalism on Policies for Care of the Aged in Canada and the United States
Implications of Shifting Health Care Policy for Caregiving in Canada
Social Policies Regarding Caregiving to Elders: Canadian Contradictions
Paid Family Caregiving: A Review of Progress and Policies
Caregiving and Long-Term Health Care in the People’s Republic of China
The Changing Responsibilities of the State and Family Toward Elders in Hong Kong
Under New Management: The Changing Role of the State in the Care of Older People in the United Kingdom
Eldercare Policy Between the State and Family: Austria
The Evolution of the System of Care for the Aged in Denmark
Understanding the Pattern of Support for the Elderly: A Comparison Between Israel and Sweden
Reference Notes Included

Erscheinungsdatum	07.05.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 212 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	1-138-97308-4 / 1138973084
ISBN-13	978-1-138-97308-4 / 9781138973084
Zustand	Neuware