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Contents Foreword Stephen H. Zarit 1. Introduction: Caregiving in Context Adam Davey, and Maximiliane E. Szinovacz Section I: Sociocultural Contexts 2. Demographic Change and the Future of Informal Caregiving Peter Uhlenberg, and Michelle Cheuk Background Predicting Use of Formal Versus Informal Care Demographic Change Conclusion Peter Uhlenberg, Michelle Cheuk 3. Choosing Between Paid Elder Care and Unpaid Help fFrom Adult Children: The Role of Relative Prices in the Care Decision Richard W. Johnson Introduction Background and Significance Model and Hypotheses Methods Results Conclusions Richard W. Johnson 4. Commitment to Caring: Filial Responsibility and the Allocation of Support by Adult Children to Older Mothers Merril Silverstein, Stephen Conroy, and Daphna Gans Introduction Research Aims Method Results Discussion Merril Silverstein, Stephen Conroy, Daphna Gans 5. Cross-nNational Variations in Elder Care: Antecedents and Outcomes Ariela Lowenstein, Ruth Katz, and Nurit Gur-Yaish Introduction Methodology Findings Discussion Conclusion and Implications Ariela Lowenstein, Ruth Katz, Nurit Gur-Yaish Section II: Familial Contexts 6. Spouses Caring for Spouses: Untangling the Influences of Relationship and Gender Eleanor Palo Stoller, and Casey Schroeder Miklowski The Experiences of Spouse Caregivers Gender Differences in Caregiving Comparing the Caregiving Experiences of Husbands and Wives Other Sources of Variation in the Experience of Spouse Caregivers Practice Implications Eleanor Palo Stoller, Casey Schroeder Miklowski 7. Division of Care Among Adult Children Adam Davey, and Maximiliane E. Szinovacz Adult Children as Caregivers The Gender Mandate of Care: Social Structure and Norms of Filial Obligation Effects of Changes in Care Networks on Depressive Symptoms Implications of Care Networks for Research and Practice Adam Davey, Maximiliane E. Szinovacz 8. Children in Caregiving Families Maximiliane E. Szinovacz Background: Definitions and pPrevalence Research on cCaregiving cChildren Conclusion Maximiliane E. Szinovacz Section III: Sociopolitical Contexts 9. Workplace Policies and Caregiving Eliza K. Pavalko, Kathryn A. Henderson, and Amanda Cott What Do We Know About Workplace Policies Aand Caregiving? Family Leave and Paid Time Off Flexible Hours Health Insurance Trends in Workplace Policies Data Oon Workplace Policies Iin Tthe United States Results Discussion Eliza K. Pavalko, Kathryn A. Henderson, Amanda Cott 10. Caregiving Policies in the United States: Framing a National Agenda Steven K. Wisensale The Challenges Facing Family Care in the U.S.United States The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 The National Family Caregivers Support Program Family Care fFrom an International Perspective Creating a Framework for Analyzing and Debating Family Caregiving Steven K. Wisensale 11. Family Care for Old PeopleElders in Europe: Policies and Practices Gerdt Sundström, Bo Malmberg, Mayte Sancho Castiello, Elena del Barrio, Penélope Castejon, Maria Angeles Tortosa, and Lennarth Johansson Introduction Family Care: Political and Cultural Aspects Policies of Support for Old PeopleElders and tTheir Carers in Contemporary Europe and the Administrative Context Informal Care and Legal Filial Duties Models of Support to Caring Families: Payments or Services? Indirect Support to Carers Direct Support to Carers A Comparison of Spain and Sweden: Carers and Cared-for Old PeopleElders Discussion Gerdt Sundström, Bo Malmberg, Mayte Sancho Castiello, Elena del Barrio, Penélope Castejon, Maria Angeles Tortosa, Lennarth Johansson 12. Caregiving Contexts: Implications for Research and Policy Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, and Adam Davey Contextual pPerspectives Implications for rResearch Implications for pPolicy Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, Adam Davey
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Older people -- Care -- Cross-cultural studies.
Older people -- Home care -- Cross-cultural studies.
Older people -- Family relationships -- Cross-cultural studies.
Caregivers -- Cross-cultural studies.
Older people -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.