The locus of care : families, communities, institutions, and the provision of welfare since antiquity /
The care of the needy and the sick is delivered by various groups including immediate family, the wider community, religious organisations and the State funded institutions. The Locus of Care provides an historical perspective on welfare detailing who carers were in the past, where care was provided...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1998.
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Colección: | Studies in the social history of medicine.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The care of the needy and the sick is delivered by various groups including immediate family, the wider community, religious organisations and the State funded institutions. The Locus of Care provides an historical perspective on welfare detailing who carers were in the past, where care was provided, and how far the boundary between family and state or informal and organised institutions have changed over time. Eleven international contributors provide a wide-ranging examination of themes, such as child care, mental health, and provision for the elderly and question the idea that there has. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 020329680X 9780203296806 0203428048 9780203428047 9781134831920 1134831927 9786610054886 6610054886 9780415112161 0415112168 9781134831876 1134831870 9781134831913 1134831919 9781138868205 1138868205 1280054883 9781280054884 |