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Male and female care — a different experience?
Author(s)	Tina Fear
Journal title	Journal of Dementia Care, vol 8, no 4, July/August 2000
Pages	pp 28-29
Keywords	Men as carers ; Women as carers ; Dementia ; Comparison ; Qualitative Studies.
Annotation	The similarities and differences between male and female carers are examined through the findings of two small qualitative studies, involving eight male and eight female carers. The aim was to examine specific coping strategies of carers, and to highlight the existence of coping. This article outlines the study's methodology, and discusses different perspectives on caring. The studies indicate that there are inequalities in some aspects of caring based on gender expectations of caring. The studies also show that men's and women's approach to caring differs greatly, with men taking a more objective stance than women who are much more subjective in the caring role. Male carers had a clearer idea from an earlier stage as to what they could and could not do, whereas the female carers felt that it was their job to cope. The studies raise questions about gendered attitudes to care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000822219 A
Classmark	P6:SG: P6:SH: EA: 48: 3DP
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