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Tables of Contents for Aging
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xiii
Contributors
xv
THE FAMILY
Across the generations: Family care dynamics into the new millennium
1
18
Family caregiving: A problem of justice
19
10
Family care for frail elders and norms of caregiver well-being at the turn of the twenty-first century
29
20
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Care for elderly people in Sweden: Do cutbacks reflect changing principles or simply adjustment to economic pressure?
49
16
Financing long-term care in the United States: who should pay for Mom and Dad?
65
18
The role of the government and the family in taking care of the frail elderly: A comparison of the United States and Japan
83
24
CARE
Appropriate housing for the elderly of the United States: An integral component of their health care
107
16
Nursing work, housekeeping issues, and the moral geography of home care
123
16
The dilemma of prolonged engagement: Building opportunities for reciprocity among ethnic female clients and workers in elder care services
139
26
Community mental health services for older adults in the United States
165
12
Dementia care ethics
177
14
Decision-making in social and medical services for patients with dementia in Japan
191
12
NEGLECT
The abuse and neglect of the elderly
203
16
Aging, homelessness, and the law
219
18
Index
237