Men as caregivers : theory, research, and service implications /
Today, more and more caregivers are male. Despite this fact, the vast majority of research on caregiving has centered on the experience of the female caregiver. This volume addresses the fundamental gap in our knowledge and theories about the growing male subpopulation of caregivers. The authors ide...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub.,
2002
New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2002 New York, NY : [2002] |
Series: | Springer series, focus on men (Unnumbered)
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Summary: | Today, more and more caregivers are male. Despite this fact, the vast majority of research on caregiving has centered on the experience of the female caregiver. This volume addresses the fundamental gap in our knowledge and theories about the growing male subpopulation of caregivers. The authors identify the serious limitations that result from viewing men caregivers through the lens of women's experiences and call for an unbiased and fresh perspective in future research. Special consideration is given to men who care for a family with dementia; fathers of adult children with mental retardation; gay male caregivers for partners with AIDS; and sons and parent care Today, more and more caregivers are male. Despite this fact, the vast majority of research on caregiving has centered on the experience of the female caregiver. This volume addresses the fundamental gap in our knowledge in theories about the growing male subpopulation of caregivers. The authors identify the serious limitations that result from viewing male caregivers through the lens of women's experiences and call for an unbiased and fresh prespective in future research. Special consideration is given to men who care for a family member with dementia; father's of adult children with mental retardation; gay male caregivers with partners with AIDS; and sons and parent care |
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Item Description: | Based on a "second symposium on "Men as Caregivers" for the 53rd Annual Meeting of GSA, on November 18, 2000"--Acknowledgments This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
Physical Description: | xii, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xii, 394 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm xii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0826114725 9780826114723 |