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CAREGIVING FOR THE ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS AS A CHALLENGE FOR MEN – THE HIDDEN AND FORGOTTEN CARERS IN AGEING EUROPE
(STEF92 Technology, 2014, Magdalena Rosochacka-Gmitrzak, Mariola Rasclaw)
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The purpose of our research was to investigate male caregiving via a status of being hidden and forgotten in East-Central Europe, where caregiving itself had only lately been emancipated, and only as provided by women. In Poland and in other European countries the gender bias is clear: men provide less care than women, the care is less intensive and of a different character. By desk research, own research interpretation and literature review, the paper addressed informal, family caregiving towards frail older adul...
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Section Sociology and Social Work2014
