Women in the Middle
Their Parent-Care Years| By: | Elaine M. Brody, MSW, DSc,(Hon.) |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9780826163813 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780826197764 |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Women in the Middlewas so-named because daughters, who are the main caregivers to elderly disabled parents, most often in their middle years, are caught in the middle of multiple competing demands on their time and energy. Since the first edition, women's responsibilities and the pressures they have experienced have increased and intensified. Dr. Brody revisits this phenomenon in this new, updated edition of her ground-breaking work.
Women in the Middle, 2/e, describes and discusses the caregiving women's subjective feelings, experiences, and problems, and the effects on their mental and physical well-being, life styles, family relationships, and vocational activities. These case studies and narratives present an insider's view of the harsh and sometimes joyful experience of caregiving.
Special attention is given to the changing face of social, economic, and environmental conditions, as well as the diversity of the caregiver, in which caregiving, in which caregiving takes place.