Family Care and Social Capital: Transitions in Informal Care by Patrick Barrett

Description: Family Care and Social Capital: Transitions in Informal Care by Patrick Barrett, Beatrice Hale, Mary Butler It seeks to capture the dynamics of caregiving in a number of common situations: caregiving during infancy, for adults who acquire a disability through accidents or illness, for older people with age-related issues, and caregiving by children and adolescent carers and grandparent carers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers, this book examines a range of family caregiving situations from across the life course. It seeks to capture the dynamics of caregiving in a number of common situations: caregiving during infancy, for adults who acquire a disability through accidents or illness, for older people with age-related issues, and caregiving by children and adolescent carers and grandparent carers. In drawing attention to key moments of vulnerability faced by family and informal caregivers, and by suggesting how to assist reconnection at these moments, the book provides a guide for those working in the area of health, disability and care. Informal care is conceptualised as occurring with the context of personal interrelationships, these being nested within wider kin networks and linked with wider professional formal care networks. Informal care is seen both as an expression of social capital and as an activity that builds social capital. It is an indicator of resources of mutual support within social networks, and it has the effect of adding to the stock of social resources. The book makes a case, therefore, for facilitating the development of social capital by strengthening the capacity of informal caregivers and caregiver groups, and by improving the linkages with formal care organisations. Back Cover Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers, this book examines a range of family caregiving situations from across the life course. It seeks to capture the dynamics of caregiving in a number of common situations: caregiving during infancy, for adults who acquire a disability through accidents or illness, for older people with age-related issues, and caregiving by children and adolescent carers and grandparent carers. In drawing attention to key moments of vulnerability faced by family and informal caregivers, and by suggesting how to assist reconnection at these moments, the book provides a guide for those working in the area of health, disability and care. Informal care is conceptualised as occurring with the context of personal interrelationships, these being nested within wider kin networks and linked with wider professional formal care networks. Informal care is seen both as an expression of social capital and as an activity that builds social capital. It is an indicator of resources of mutual support within social networks, and it has the effect of adding to the stock of social resources. The book makes a case, therefore, for facilitating the development of social capital by strengthening the capacity of informal caregivers and caregiver groups, and by improving the linkages with formal care organisations. Author Biography Patrick Barrett is Administrative Director of the A. E. Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change and an instructor in the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Family Care and Social Capital.- Chapter 2: Informal Care in Social Context: An Expression of Social Relationships.- Chapter 3: The Dynamic Experience of Caregiving.- Chapter 4: Informal Caring and Early Childhood.- Chapter 5: Caring for Family Members with a Lifelong Disability.- Chapter 6: Caring for Adults with Acquired Disabilities.- Chapter 7: Caring for Older People.- Chapter 8: Caring across the Generations.- Chapter 9: In support of Informal Carers. Feature Caregiving situations at different life course stages Focus on key moments of vulnerability faced by family and informal caregivers Focus on facilitating the development of social capital Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Details ISBN9401782520 Author Mary Butler ISBN-10 9401782520 ISBN-13 9789401782524 Format Paperback Short Title FAMILY CARE & SOCIAL CAPITAL Language English Media Book Affiliation University of Wisconsin Publisher Springer Imprint Springer Subtitle Transitions in Informal Care Place of Publication Dordrecht Country of Publication Netherlands Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-08-26 DEWEY 306.85 UK Release Date 2015-08-26 Pages 170 Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 Alternative 9789400768710 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations XIX, 170 p. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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