Dependence, independence or inter-dependence? Revisiting the concepts of ‘care’ and ‘dependency’

Research and theory on ‘dependency’ and ‘care-giving’ have to date proceeded along largely separate lines, with little sense that they are exploring and explaining different aspects of the same phenomenon. Research on ‘care’, initially linked to feminism during the early 1980s, has revealed and expo...

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Published in:Ageing and society 2005-07, Vol.25 (4), p.601-621
Main Authors: FINE, MICHAEL, GLENDINNING, CAROLINE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ageing
Aging
Autonomy
Biological and medical sciences
Care
Care of the aged
Caring
dependency
Dependency (Psychology)
Disability
Disabled people
Health
Independence
Independent Living
inter-dependence
Interdependence
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Respite Care
Self Care
Social policy
Sociological Theory
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