The adverse consequences of cultural change upon traditional caregiving of the elderly in 16 countries - including Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Austria and Sweden - are explored in this volume.
Following provision of a theoretical framework for understanding differences between countries and an examination of consistent trends across countries, each chapter discusses a country in terms of traditional characteristics, societal changes and the consequences of and responses to these changes. The countries have been designated `young, youthful, adult, mature and aged' to further aid comparison of their problems, programmes and policies.
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Introduction - Jordan I Kosberg
An International Perspective on Family Care of the Elderly
An Overview
PART ONE: YOUNG COUNTRIES
Family Care of the Elderly in Ghana - Charles K Brown
Family Care of the Elderly in Mexico - Raquel Bialik
Family Care of the Elderly in Thailand - Malinee Wongsith
PART TWO: YOUTHFUL COUNTRIES
Family Care of the Elderly in China - Zhu Chuanyi and Xu Qin
Changes and Problems
Family Care of the Elderly in Costa Rica - Fidelina Briceno Campos, Flora Saborio Hernandez and Fernando Morales Martinez
Family Care of the Elderly in Egypt - Abdel Moneim Ashour
PART THREE: ADULT COUNTRIES
Family Care of the Elderly in Argentina - Roberto Kaplan and Nelida Redondo
A Context of Crisis
Family Care of the Elderly in Hong Kong - Nelson W S Chow
Family Care of the Elderly in Israel - Gila Noam and Jack Habib
PART FOUR: MATURE COUNTRIES
Family Care of the Elderly in Australia - John McCallum and Anna Howe
Family Care of the Elderly in Greece - Peter Stathopoulos and Anna Amera
Family Care of the Elderly in Japan - Daisaku Maeda and Youmei Nakatini
Family Care of the Elderly in the United States - Timothy H Brubaker and Ellie Brubaker
An Issue of Gender Differences?
PART FIVE: AGED COUNTRIES
Family Care of the Elderly in Austria - Josef Hoerl
Family Care of the Elderly in Great Britain - Chris Phillipson
Family Care of the Elderly in Sweden - Lars Andersson
PART SIX: CONCLUSION
Family Care of the Elderly - Jordan I Kosberg
Unique and Common Features
