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Authors: Anne Hendershott
ISBN-13: 9780897897112, ISBN-10: 0897897110
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: March 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Anne Hendershott

ANNE HENDERSHOTT is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She has written and taught about work-family issues and is a frequent presenter at gerontology workshops and conferences.

Book Synopsis

Addresses directly the ambivalence that family caregivers experience by acknowledging the family conflict that often surrounds the caregiving tasks and provides help to avoid dysfunctional caregiving styles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsvii
Introduction: Becoming a Caregiverix
1Moving from Denial to Diagnosis1
2Family Conflict and Caregiving13
3Creating a Safe Environment31
4Children Who Care51
5Solutions for the Reluctant Caregivers65
6Family Caregiving and the Workplace77
7Does This Run in the Family?93
8Caregiving and Quality of Life105
9The Caregiving Journey Ends123
AppendixResources131
Bibliographic Essay137
Index145

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