Family members are increasingly likely to provide caregiving for older adults as the US population ages. This book summarizes what we know about caregiving by spouses and other intimate partners, adult children, siblings, grandchildren, friends, and other relatives, as well as by members of racial, ethnic, and sexual minority groups.

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Wichita State University, USA

Twyla J. Hill

About the author

Twyla J. Hill is Professor of Sociology at Wichita State University, USA. Her areas of specialty are Aging and Families. She has published on grandparent-hood, caregiving, sexuality of cardiac patients, and other social policy topics. She teaches Sociology of Aging, Families and Aging, and Aging and Public Policy.

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Book Title: Family Caregiving in Aging Populations
Authors: Twyla J. Hill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137511560
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52067-8Published: 22 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-51156-0Published: 26 May 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 132
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Sociology, general, Social Work, Public Policy

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

Front Matter

Social Context of Family Caregiving

Spousal and Intimate Partner Caregiving

Adult Child Caregiving

Caregiving by Other Relatives, Secondary Caregivers, and Members of Minority Groups

Current Policy Regarding Caregiving and Policy Implications

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