The adverse consequences of cultural change upon traditional caregiving of the elderly in 16 countries - including Britain, Israel, Hong Kong, Austria and Sweden - are explored in this volume. Following provision of a theoretical framework for understanding differences between countries and an examination of consistent trends across countries, each chapter discusses a country in terms of traditional characteristics, societal changes and the consequences of and responses to these changes. The countries have been designated 'young, youthful, adult, mature and aged to further aid comparison of their problems, programmes and policies.
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