1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455422203321

Autore

Evans Ruth (Ruth Mary Clare)

Titolo

Children caring for parents with HIV and AIDS : Global issues and policy responses / / Ruth Evans and Saul Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, OR : , : Policy Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4473-0176-5

1-84742-021-4

1-282-30421-6

9786612304217

1-84742-370-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeckerSaul

Disciplina

362.1969792

Soggetti

Children of AIDS patients

AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Care

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Children's Studies

HEALTH & FITNESS - Diseases - AIDS & HIV

MEDICAL - AIDS & HIV

Health Services Needs and Demand

Family Relations

Child

Caregivers - psychology

Adolescent

HIV Infections - psychology

Child of Impaired Parents - psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-335) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Children's and young people's caring responsibilities within the family -- ; 2. HIV and the family -- ; 3. Reflexivity, methodology and ethics: the research process -- ; 4. Living with HIV and the effects on family life: parents' narratives -- ; 5. Children's and young people's



care work in households affected by HIV and AIDS -- ; 6. Resilience and impacts of care work for individual young people and their families -- ; 7. Resilience and impacts of young people's care work within the school and wider community -- ; 8. The role of formal safety nets in building children's and families' resilience -- ; 9. Global and local processes influencing young people's caring roles in families affected by HIV and AIDS -- ; 10. Responding to the support needs of children and young people caring for parents with HIV.

Sommario/riassunto

The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV/AIDS on families globally, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of children that are caring for a parent with HIV in the global North and South.

This ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children that are caring for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on original research data, this book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. This book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV/AIDS on families globally. It examines the impacts of caregiving within families affected by HIV/AIDS; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. Additionally, it provides the accounts of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policymakers and practitioners in HIV/AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development; social policy; childhood and youth studies; social work; health and social care; education; children's services; and, nursing and palliative care.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910995790403321

Titolo

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) : risk, performance, monitoring / Nicola Castellano ... [et al.] editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer, 2025

ISBN

978-3-031-76617-6

Descrizione fisica

XXVIII, 861 p. : 24 cm

Collana

SIDREA : series in accounting and business administration , 2662-9879

Disciplina

338.927

Locazione

ECA

DECBC

Collocazione

C2-P53-38-RA

GRDDIT258A

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume covers Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics and their impact on companies' financial performance. It is the outcome of an academic research group coordinated by the Italian Society of Professors of Business Administration and Accounting. The book discusses corporate governance, management accounting and control systems, performance measurement, auditing and risk management, and their roles in business strategy and corporate finance. It includes several case studies from Italian corporation to illustrate the theories and their implementation in practice.