Who cares : looking after people at home / Cherrill Hicks.
By: Hicks, Cherrill.
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BookPublisher: London : Virago, 1988Description: [256] p + pbk.ISBN: 0860688348.Subject(s): Home care services
DDC classification: 649.8 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 649.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00028340 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 649.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00028341 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 649.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00028344 |
Bibliography: p. 263-267 - Includes index.
Who cares: An introduction to the 1.3 million carers at home / Christina Stanson -- What shall we do with mother?: Daughters caring for elderly parents -- Women in the middle: Married women looking after elderly relatives -- Dutiful daughters: Single women looking after parents -- In sickness and in health: Women caring for husbands with disabilities -- A normal family life?: Parents bringing up children with disabilities -- Growing older: Elderly parents caring for their adult children -- Men: Caring husbands, sons and lovers -- Black carers: Caring within ethnic communities -- No place like home?: Residential care in homes and hospitals -- Care in what community? State support for carers and their dependants -- The future we would like - the future which is likely.