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Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults, and Elders
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Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults, and Elders



March 1993 | 303 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Exploring how caregivers juggle their responsibilities of work and family, the authors of this volume suggest that dependant care needs to be addressed as a corporate, family and community concern. Drawing from literature as well as from their own extensive research, they present a thorough investigation of the stress factors experienced by workers caught between the frequently conflicting demands of these two roles. Policies, benefits and services reviewed range from approaches that intervene in the caregiving process to those that change the world of work with such alternatives as flexible working hours, child-care facilities and tax credits for dependant care.
 
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
 
Dependent Care as a Corporate, Family, and Community Concern
 
Conceptual Framework and Methodology
 
PART TWO: RESEARCH
 
Employees Who Have Children
 
Employees Who Care for Adults with Disabilities
 
Employees Who Care for Elderly Persons
 
Employees with Multiple Caregiving Roles
 
Synthesis of Research Findings
Comparison of Child, Adult, Elder, and Multiple Caregiving Roles

 
 
PART THREE: POLICIES, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES IN THE WORKPLACE
 
Employer Responses to Employees' Dependent-Care Responsibilities
Policies and Benefits

 
 
Employer Responses to Employees' Dependent-Care Responsibilities
Services

 
 
Assessing Employee Needs
 
PART FOUR: IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 
Where Do We Go From Here
Suggestions for Practice, Policy, and Research

 

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