Description: Although caregiving is predominantly women's work, care for the elderly is largely absent from the feminist agenda in this country. This title presents a report that describes the experience of caregiving from the perspective of adult daughters. It traces the history of family caregiving in the US since 1800.
Review Quotes:
"As Abel points out, society still expects adult daughters to provide live-in, long-term care for their elderly parents--often at the expense of career and private life.... Some form of financial compensation or relief, support services (transportation, day care centers, etc.), education and therapy groups for caregivers, are among the author's proposals for easing the daughters' burdens."
--Publishers Weekly