Children and young people as active agents in care-giving: Agency and constraint

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-514

  Smyth, Ciara ^a   Cass, Bettina ^a   Hill, Trish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Costs and benefits of care; Informal care; Social care; Young care givers; Young carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952192350     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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