Care and Kinship: An Introduction

An introduction to the first of a two-issue special on care and kinship attempts to refocus current debate on the crisis in caregiving in the US on the broader needs of families as a whole. Ways in which caregiving and dependency in families are defined and manifested are reviewed, noting the comple...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2002-09, Vol.23 (6), p.703-715
Main Authors: GAREY, ANITA ILTA, HANSEN, KAREN V., HERTZ, ROSANNA, MACDONALD, CAMERON
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Care Services
Adult children
Caregivers
Carers
Child Care Services
Community Involvement
Dependents
Elder care
Employed Women
Families & family life
Family Relations
Family Relationship
Family relationships
Females
Frailty
Kinship
Labor force
Labor Force Nonparticipants
Latchkey Children
Minority Group Children
Older Adults
Parent Child Relations
Parent-Child relationships
Public Opinion
Public policy
Services
Society
United States of America
USA
Young Children
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Summary:An introduction to the first of a two-issue special on care and kinship attempts to refocus current debate on the crisis in caregiving in the US on the broader needs of families as a whole. Ways in which caregiving and dependency in families are defined and manifested are reviewed, noting the complex interrelationships between individual family caregivers, the family unit, and social institutions designed to meet care needs. Social and economic policies that have contributed to the current care crisis are reviewed and the notion of interdependence in family caregiving is discussed. Marxist - feminist perspectives on family caregiving are briefly summarized in a consideration of how caregiving is valued. Steps that must be taken to place the family at the center of the care debate are outlined. 67 References. K. Hyatt Stewart
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X02023006001