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Women in the middle: their parent-care years
- Author:
- BRODY Elaine M
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 303p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Focuses on women as carers of older people, and the effect this has on them. Also looks at issues such as whether the carer is a daughter or daughter-in-law, and whether or not she works outside the home. Includes a chapter on deciding whether to place a parent in a nursing or residential home, and concludes with a summary of the major issues identified and a discussion of the unfinished agendas for policy-makers, and professionals.
Suicides among immigrants from the Indian subcontinent
- Authors:
- RALEIGH V. Soni, BULUSU L., BALARAJAN R.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 156, January 1990, pp.46-50.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Examines suicides in England and Wales among immigrants of Indian ethnic origin for the period 1970-78. There were excess suicides among young Indian women, these being disproportionately more among the married. Suicide rates were low in Indian men and the Indian elderly.
The social cost and rewards of caring
- Author:
- CLIFFORD Dermott
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 267p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
A study of social services in relation to carers in Ireland, focusing on the Kerry area. Includes a literature review and an outline of study methods, and goes on to look more closely at carers of elderly people and mentally handicapped people. Explores the motivations of carers, and asks what positive experiences might be associated with long-term caring. Compares the Irish setting with similar studies in Britain, and the plight of female carers with male carers. Based on 76 case studies, outlined in an appendix.
Social welfare in Tokyo
- Author:
- TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT. Bureau of Social Welfare
- Publisher:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Bureau of Social Welfare
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 55p.,tables,illus.
- Place of publication:
- Tokyo
Contains information on the history, geography and population of Tokyo. Goes on to look at social services and benefits provision.
National carers survey: care to work; vol. 2 comments from respondents taking part
- Author:
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
- Publisher:
- Opportunities for Women
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 165p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Volume 2 of a survey. Contains comments by the participants. Volume 1 contains report and conclusions. The survey aims to show how women and men combine employment with caring responsibilities for children, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Also looks at the role of government, and carer support schemes in the workplace, including nurseries, carer leave schemes, and flexitime, as well as asking respondents what they would like from their employers.