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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791076803321

Titolo

Balancing work and caregiving for children, adults, and elders [[electronic resource] /] / Margaret B. Neal ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, : SAGE, c1993

ISBN

1-4833-2616-0

1-4522-5361-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 292 p.)

Collana

Family caregiver applications series ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

NealMargaret B

Disciplina

306.85

Soggetti

Work and family

Caregivers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in cooperation with the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Introduction -- part II. Research -- part III. Policies, benefits, and services in the workplace -- part IV. Implications and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring how caregivers juggle their responsibilities of work and family, the authors of this volume suggest that dependant care needs to be addressed as a corporate, family and community concern. Drawing from literature as well as from their own extensive research, they present a thorough investigation of the stress factors experienced by workers caught between the frequently conflicting demands of these two roles. Policies, benefits and services reviewed range from approaches that intervene in the caregiving process to those that change the world of work with such alternatives as flexible w