Dependence, independence or inter-dependence? Revisiting the concepts of 'care' and 'dependency'

Ageing and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 601-621

  Fine, Michael ^a   Glendinning, Caroline ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Care; Dependency; Disability; Independence; Inter dependence

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 22744448282     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05003600     Document Type: Article

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