Gender, Families, and Elder Care.

PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND FAMILY CAREGIVING Gender, Family and Long-Term Care of the Elderly - Jeffrey W Dwyer and Raymond T Coward Demographic Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Raymond T Coward, Claydell Horne and Jeffrey W Dwyer Conceptual Perspectives on Gender and Family Caregiving - Alexis J Walker PART TWO: THE STRUCTURE OF CAREGIVING RELATIONSHIPS Gender Differences in the Experiences of Caregiving Spouses - Eleanor Palo Stoller Gender Differences in Patterns of Child-Parent Caregiving Relationships - Rhonda J V Montgomery Siblings as Caregivers in Middle and Old Age - Victor G Cicirelli PART THREE: THEORY AND RESEARCH Filial Responsibility - Rosemary Blieszner and Raeann R Hamon Attitudes, Motivators, and Behaviors Gender Differences in Family Caregiving - Gary R Lee A Fact in Search of a Theory Methodological Issues in the Study of Gender Within Family Caregiving Relationships - Amy Horowitz Gender and Family Care of the Elderly - Jeffrey W Dwyer and Raymond T Coward Research Gaps and Opportunities PART FOUR: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE Employment, the Family and Employer-Based Policies - Karen Seccombe Social Policy and Gender Inequities in Caregiving - Nancy R Hooyman Research on Gender and Family Caregiving - Lisa P Gwyther Implications for Clinical Practice