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  • Historical Reflections on Care in the Western World

    Caring for the Elderly 

    by Beatrice Hale ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book paints a vivid picture of caregiving for the elderly throughout history, using the innovative concept of a 'carerscape'. Inspired by Appadurai's 'ethnoscape', this framework highlights diverse aspects of caregiving across time and cultures. From kin and household members to spiritual, legal, and community-based systems, the book explores the evolution of care. Chapters delve into ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • The Age of Supported Independence

    Voices of In-home Care

    by Beatrice Hale, Patrick Barrett, Robin Gauld ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It examines the transition points for the important life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role.The book draws on demographic analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the shift from independence to increasing dependence, and suggests that this transition constitutes movement ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • The Nest-Builder: A Novel

    by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale ...
    The Nest-Builder: A Novel traces an artist's turbulent voyage homeward across the Atlantic aboard a grand liner, where a young painter wrestles with disillusionment and a bohemian soul adrift between Parisian elegance and American pragmatism. Amid choppy Irish Sea waves, he surveys fellow passengers with scorn for their mundane lacks, haunted by a joyless Michigan upbringing tangled in family ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • The Nest Builder: A Novel

    by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale ...
    The novel "The Nest Builder" revolves around the life of the protagonist, Judith Shapiro, an artist who aspires to create her own path in the world of art while navigating personal relationships and societal expectations. The story delves into Judith's journey as she strives to establish herself as an independent woman pursuing her artistic ambitions.Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale's novel captures ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Family Care and Social Capital: Transitions in Informal Care

    by Patrick Barrett, Beatrice Hale, Mary Butler ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Becoming a caregiver is increasingly an inevitable experience for many people and, therefore, a likely life transition. Drawing on research and personal experiences of working with family caregivers, this book examines a range of family caregiving situations from across the life course. It seeks to capture the dynamics of caregiving in a number of common situations: caregiving during infancy, for ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • The Nest Builder

    by Beatrice Forbes, Robertson Hale ...
    The Nest Builder by Beatrice Forbes, Robertson Hale is a compelling story of personal growth, love, and family. The novel explores the complexities of relationships and the journey toward creating a fulfilling and meaningful life. This heartfelt story resonates with anyone seeking to understand the true meaning of home. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Nest Builder

    A Novel

    by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale ...
    In "The Nest Builder," Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale intricately weaves a narrative that explores themes of aspiration, identity, and societal constraints through the life of its protagonist, a woman navigating the expectations of family and marriage in early 20th century America. Hale'Äôs narrative style is marked by evocative imagery and rich character development, encapsulating the struggles ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Current Reality, Future Solutions

    Edited by Patricia Brownell, James J. Kelly ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book promotes an understanding of ageism, discrimination and mistreatment of older adult workers, incorporating an international human rights perspective. The impact of ageism on the mistreatment of older adult workers has not to date been examined in depth through the lens of international human rights instruments, nor has discrimination against older adults in the workplace been framed as a ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population

    Edited by Jacqueline L. Angel, Fernando Torres-Gil, Kyriakos Markides ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population creates a foundation for an interdisciplinary discussion of the trajectory of disability and long-term care for older people of Mexican-origin from a bi-national perspective. Although the literature on Latino elders in the United States is growing, few of these studies or publications offer the breadth and depth contained in this book. ... Read more

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  • Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe

    Investigating Institutional Change and Social Impacts

    Edited by Costanzo Ranci, Emmanuele Pavolini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Over the last two decades, many changes have happened to the social welfare policies of various industrial countries. Citizens have seen their pensions, unemployment benefits, and general healthcare policies shrink as “belt tightening” measures are enforced. But in contrast, long-term care has seen a general growth in public financing, an expansion of beneficiaries, and, more generally, an attempt ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America

    Policies and Perspectives on Environment and Aging

    Edited by Diego Sánchez-González, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Gerontology perspective and through geographical and psychosocial approaches. It addresses the main environmental issues of population ageing, based on an understanding of the complex relationships, adjustments and adaptations between different ... Read more

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  • Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work

    by Parin Dossa, Cati Coe, Neda Deneva, Yanqiu Rachel Zhou, Kristin Elizabeth Yarris, Erin L. Raffety, Mushira Mohsin Khan, Karen Kobayashi, Loretta Baldassar0, Delores V. Mullings1 ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work documents the social and material contributions of older persons to their families in settings shaped by migration, their everyday lives in domestic and community spaces, and in the context of intergenerational relationships and diasporas. Much of this work is oriented toward supporting, connecting, and maintaining kin members and kin ... Read more

    $37.39 CAD