Reforms in long-term care policies in europe: investigating institutional change and social impacts
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN :
9781461445012
Date de publication :
9 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The book explores increasing public support given to family care work (in the past, the family would take care of the elderly or infirm) and increasing growth and recognition of a extended social care market (by which care has shifted from a moral obligation based on family reciprocity to a paid, professional activity).