| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 394 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Springer series, focus on men |
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Springer series, focus on men (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction -- Men caregivers : an overview / Betty J. Kramer -- What's unique about men's caregiving? / Edward H. Thompson, Jr. -- pt. 2. Conceptual, theoretical, and methodological insights -- Theoretical perspectives on caregiving men / Eleanor Palo Stoller -- Methodological issues in research on men caregivers / Jamila Bookwala, Judith L. Newman, and Richard Schulz -- pt. 3. Research -- Psychosocial challenges and rewards experienced by caregiving men : a review of the literature and an empirical case example / Elizabeth H. Carpenter and Baila H. Miller -- Physiological challenges associated with caregiving among men / Karen A. Adler, Thomas L. Patterson, and Igor Grant -- Experiences and relationships of gay male caregivers who provide care for their partners with AIDS / Carolyn Sidwell Sipes -- AIDS caregiving stress among HIV-infected men / Richard G. Wight -- Voices of husbands and sons caring for a family member with dementia / Phyllis Braudy Harris -- Brothers and parent care : an explanation for sons' underrepresentation / Sarah H. Matthews -- Fathers as caregivers for adult children with mental retardation / Elizabeth L. Essex, Marsha M. Seltzer, and Marty W. Krauss -- Differences between fathers and mothers in the care of their children with mental illness / Jan S. Greenberg -- Husbands caring for wives with cancer / Desirée Ciambrone and Susan M. Allen -- pt. 4. Services and interventions -- Professional sensitivity to religion-spirituality among male caregivers / Jacqueline M. Stolley and Joan Chohan -- Principles and interventions for working therapeutically with caregiving men : responding to challenges / Sam Femiano and Aimee Coonerty-Femiano -- Service utilization and support provision of caregiving men / Lenard W. Kaye -- Epilogue : implications for practice and future research / Betty J. Kramer |
| Summary |
Today, more and more caregivers are male. Despite this fact, the vast majority of research on caregiving has centered on the experience of the female caregiver. This volume addresses the fundamental gap in our knowledge and theories about the growing male subpopulation of caregivers. The authors identify the serious limitations that result from viewing men caregivers through the lens of women's experiences and call |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Male caregivers.
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Social work with men.
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Social service.
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Caregivers.
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Caregivers -- psychology
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Home Nursing -- psychology
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Men -- psychology
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Social Work
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Caregivers
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MEDICAL -- Caregiving.
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Social service
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Caregivers
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Male caregivers
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Social work with men
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Mannen.
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Verzorging.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kramer, Betty J.
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Thompson, Edward H., Jr., 1945-
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| LC no. |
2001042874 |
| ISBN |
9780826197214 |
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0826197213 |
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