Age of Supported Independence

Voices of In-home Care

AvBeatrice Hale,Patrick Barrett

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

This book investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It examines the transition points for the important life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role.The book draws on demographic analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the shift from independence to increasing dependence, and suggests that this transition constitutes movement into a new stage of life, that of an Age of Supported Independence. Applying the anthropological concept of rites of passage in their analysis, the authors focus on the changes in everyday living within the spatial environment of the home, the temporal organization of daily life, and the reshaping of relationships. They suggest that many older people – as well as the family members who become carers – remain in a state of ‘liminality’: unable to make sense of their new situation and experience and, despite assumptions that ageing-in-place sustains social connectedness, excluded from their communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-11-13
Mått:155 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt:248 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:131
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789400791343

Utforska kategorier

Geriatrik inom Medicin
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

"This book present a compelling case for a shift in thinking about the stages of the Third Age. By building on the "voices" of the adults and caregivers who are living in this age of "supported independence," the authors effectively challenge our current notion of the aging process and the people who are living this experience. Real-world stories and experiences capture the day-to-day challenges for care recipients, caregivers, and extended family. The Age of Supported Independence: Voices of In-Home Care is vitally important as our population worldwide is aging in greater numbers than ever before. It is a highly recommended reading for social workers in the practice, program development, and policy-making arenas." International Journal of Social Welfare, volume 21 (2012), p.226

Innehållsförteckning

The Demographic and Policy Context of Supported Independence in Later Life.- The Move from Independence.- Space and Liminality.- Temporality and Liminality.- Relational Transitions.- Separation, Liminality and the Potential for Reconnections at Home with Care.- Care Work and Reconnections.- Reconnections—Supported Independence and Agency in Frailty.