Family support for the elderly : the international experience / edited by Hal L. Kendig, Akiko Hashimoto and Larry C. Coppard.

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TextSeries: Oxford medical publications | Oxford medical publicationsPublication details: Oxford Oxford University Press, 1992.Description: xiv, 323 pISBN:

0192621734
9780192621733

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Pt. I. Macro Forces on Aging and Families. 1. Aging in international perspective / Akiko Hashimoto and Hal L. Kendig. 2. Care-taking in cultural context: anthropological queries / Jennie Keith. 3. Demographic aging and family support for older persons / George C. Myers. 4. Resources for the elderly in economic development / Naohiro Ogawa. 5. Public health and social policy / Mary Jo Gibson -- Pt. II. English-Speaking and European Countries. 6. The major English-speaking countries / G. Clare Wenger. 7. Formal and informal support to the elderly in Sweden / Lars Tornstam. 8. The Netherlands in European perspective / Kees C.P.M. Knipscheer. 9. Family support to elderly people in Poland / Barbara Tryfan -- Pt. III. The Middle East and Africa. 10. Family support to elderly persons in Israel / Jack Habib and Karen Windmiller. 11. Support of the elderly in Turkey / Marsel A. Heisel. 12. Family support to elderly people in Ghana / Nana Araba Apt -- Pt. IV. Latin America. 13. Aging and family support in Mexico / Esther Contreras De Lehr. 14. Family support for elderly people in Sao Paulo, Brazil / Luiz R. Ramos -- Pt. V. Asia and the Pacific. 15. Family support for elderly people in Japan / Daisaku Maeda and Yutaka Shimizu. 16. Support of the elderly in China / Yuan Fang, Wang Chuanbin and Song Yuhua. 17. Family support to elderly people: The Indian situation / M.S. Gore. 18. Southeast Asia and the Pacific: A comparison of older people in four countries / Adrian Esterman and Gary R. Andrews -- Pt. VI. Conclusion. 19. Family support to the elderly in international perspective / Akiko Hashimoto, Hal L. Kendig and Larry Coppard.

Abstract: [Publisher-supplied data] The size of the world's elderly population continues to increase and alternative ways of providing support are continually being sought. This support depends in large measure on families and other informal care-givers complementing the health and social services. In 1982, the World Assembly on Aging directed international attention to the primary role of the family in supporting the elderly, while highlighting the lack of information on aging and families, particularly in developing countries. Initiated by the World Health Organization's Global Program for Health of the Elderly, this book provides an introduction to the understanding of aging and family relations. The chapters are designed to heighten appreciation of the cultural diversity of aging, and to contribute to the improvement of policies and programs aimed at enhancing the well-being of the world's increasing numbers of elderly people. The international contributors have all worked extensively in the field, and the comparisons they draw between practice in different countries has not been previously published in such detail.

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[Publisher-supplied data] The size of the world's elderly population continues to increase and alternative ways of providing support are continually being sought. This support depends in large measure on families and other informal care-givers complementing the health and social services. In 1982, the World Assembly on Aging directed international attention to the primary role of the family in supporting the elderly, while highlighting the lack of information on aging and families, particularly in developing countries. Initiated by the World Health Organization's Global Program for Health of the Elderly, this book provides an introduction to the understanding of aging and family relations. The chapters are designed to heighten appreciation of the cultural diversity of aging, and to contribute to the improvement of policies and programs aimed at enhancing the well-being of the world's increasing numbers of elderly people. The international contributors have all worked extensively in the field, and the comparisons they draw between practice in different countries has not been previously published in such detail.

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