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Book SynopsisCarers and caring are contemporary global issues of growing political and societal significance. Changing demographics in the UK and beyond, as well as policy drivers promoting community-based living, mean that the family is increasingly the site of care for relatives with long term support needs.
Whilst there is a plethora of literature on carers it tends to be situated in separate subject areas. For the first time Family Carers and Caring brings together a range of material and evidence about carers from different sources presented in an accessible and yet academically informed way. Milne and Larkin help to make sense of the complexities of family carers and caring, carving a coherent path through the academic, policy, socio-political, and practice terrain. Family Carers and Caring is explicitly underpinned by principles of social justice and rights, focusing on how inequalities intersect with caring.
Trade ReviewFamily Carers and Caring makes a major contribution to current debates about the future of care in the UK. The authors offer strategic analysis, creative forward thinking and a new understanding of what family care and support could look like.
-- Dame Philippa Russell, DBE Vice-President, Carers UK
This excellent book presents a wide-ranging, informative and accessible discussion of what family care and carers are ‘all about’, with conceptual and theoretical material illustrated by case studies. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of the subject, Milne and Larkin argue for change in the place of family care within social care systems. This book will be a valuable resource for a range of students and researchers in social work, social policy and related subjects.
-- Liz Lloyd, Senior Research Fellow, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Profile of Family Caring in the UK: Patterns and Trends
Chapter 3. Impact and Consequences of Caring on Carers
Chapter 4. Supporting Carers
Chapter 5. Conceptualising and Understanding Care and Caring
Chapter 6. Social Justice, Social Citizenship and Rights for Carer
Chapter 7. Final Reflections: Looking Forward
