Care Matters: Concepts, Practice, and Research in Health and Social Care - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0761955658 ISBN 13: 9780761955658

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 1998

Riassunto

How can we make sense of the varying concepts of care and of the many forms care takes in practice? How can `good' care be defined and evaluated?

This book draws upon a range of academic disciplines including sociology, social policy, psychology, history, geography, social work and nursing to address these questions. The authors consider whether shared meanings in the concept of care can still be found across differences of: family and paid care; health and social care; perspectives `carer' and `cared for'; and the experiences of different `client' groups. Commonalities are identified in the form of concerns about personal empowerment, about choice and self-esteem and about the balance needed between independence, interdep

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Informazioni sull?autore

Ann Brechin is Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean in the School of Health and Social Welfare, Jeanne Katz is Lecturer in Health and Social Welfare, Jam Walmsley is Lecturer in Learning Disability, and Shelia Peace is Senior Lecturer in Helath and Social Welfare, all at the Open University.

CONTRIBUTORS

John Adams Nene College, Northampton

Dorothy Atkinson Open University

Joanna Bornat Open University

Sally French Brunel University Isleworth

Julia Johnson Open University

Linda Jones Open University

Jill Reynolds Open University

Moyra Sidell Open University

John Swain University of Northumbria

Stanley Tucker Open University

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0761955658
• ISBN 13: 9780761955658
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 193
• Redattore: Brechin Ann, Walmsley Jan, Katz Jeanne, Peace Sheila
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile