Aging and Family Caregiving in the Future: Implications for Education and Policy.

Pratt, Clara C.; Kethley, Alice J.

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ERIC Number: EJ390288

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Publication Date: 1988

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Aging and Family Caregiving in the Future: Implications for Education and Policy.

Pratt, Clara C.; Kethley, Alice J.

Educational Gerontology, v14 n6 p567-76 1988

Illustrates the major demographic, health and social shifts that are now occurring in American society. Demonstrates how these factors will affect the roles of family members as caregivers to the elderly. Identifies shifts and provides suggestions for education and policy. (Author/BH)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Demography, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Caregivers, Family Size, Futures (of Society), Gerontology, Older Adults, Physical Health, Policy Formation, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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