Caring: A Family Affair

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Subject:

Social Sciences

Institution Name:

The Open University

Collection:

Open University OpenLearn

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Care is needed at all stages of life. This unit makes care in the family its focus because the overwhelming majority of care, including health care, is supplied in families, much of it in private, much of it unnoticed and unremarked upon. The meaning of the term (informal carer) and the word (care) itself are explored.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Full Course, Readings, Syllabi

Media Format:

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0