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The meaning of informal care
— gender and the contribution of elderly people | | Author(s) | Sara Arber, Jay Ginn |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 10, part 4, December 1990 |
| Pages | pp 429-454 |
| Keywords | Family care. |
| Annotation | "Caring" and "carers" are words in frequent use in social policy, but their meaning is often vague and undefined, encompassing a wide range of activities and relationships. This paper discusses the meaning of caring and focuses particular attention on older carers. Secondary analysis of the 1985 Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Informal Carers Survey data shows that of the estimated 6 million informal carers in Britain, the largest contribution is made by women in their early 60s, and that elderly men are more likely than younger men to be carers. Further analyses are drawn from this Survey. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-910614013 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ |
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