Counting on Kindness: The Dilemmas of Dependency
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AlbakiReads Editorial Dependency, dignity, and the human stakes of care
Dependency, dignity, and the human stakes of care
Centered on accounts from people who depend on caregivers, this book examines how loss of autonomy can reshape everyday life and relationships. The material brings together perspectives from care recipients as well as those who provide assistance, tracing the tension between practical need, personal dignity, resentment, and willing support. Its attention to varied experiences keeps dependency from being treated as a single, uniform condition, instead foregrounding the sensitivities involved when one person must rely on another for essential help.
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- Readers interested in aging, caregiving, and family relationships
- Caregivers seeking perspectives on dependence and autonomy
- Those exploring the psychological dimensions of receiving care
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CaregivingDependencyAutonomyDignityLater life
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Book Overview Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. ...
Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. Stories are related by patients themselves. From incapacitated men and women we learn of the humiliations caused by the loss of autonomy, of the frustrations at not being able to manage on one's own. Accounts from widely different sorts of patients and those who begrudgingly or willingly see to their care provide graphic lessons in sensitivity.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 208 | Language: English | Publisher: FREE PR | ISBN: 0029195160
FormatPaperback
Pages208
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0029195160
EAN9780029195161
PublisherFREE PR
Publication Date1993-12-27
EditionEdition Unstated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.55 Pounds
Length8.04 Inches
Width5.04 Inches
Height0.57 Inches
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