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OverviewThis book vividly describes family care in HIV/AIDS through the lived experiences of caregivers and care receivers. It contributes to our knowledge not only because of the contemporary relevance of family caregiving, but also because of its focus on HIV/AIDS which, being a relatively new disease, is little understood yet poses unique challenges due to its stigmatising, long-drawn, debilitating and terminal nature. Based on a study conducted in Mumbai, Family Care in HIV/AIDS captures the lived experiences of 10 caregivers and seven care receivers belonging to diverse socio-economic groups and traditional as well as non-traditional family settings. Overall, the book provides valuable insights into a range of important issues related to caregiving in family settings while identifying areas for intervention and further research. In addition, it overcomes many gaps identified in the substantive area of family care by Western researchers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Premilla D′CruzPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.250kg ISBN: 9780761932338ISBN 10: 076193233 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 09 June 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction Introduction The Dynamics of Family Care HIV/AIDS and Family Care Contextualizing the Study Losing Autonomy and Redefining Family Relationships Struggling to Prolong Life Preserving Family and Learning Whom to Count on The Way ForwardReviewsThrough provocative narratives, she depicts the voice of the lifeworld, providing language to articulate the meaning of the contextual and familial experience of illness and the private meaning of the caregiver role. D'Cruz brings the realities on the human experience of caring for HIV positive individuals to life and provides stories that challenge the reader to consider explanations for the layers of change in roles and relationships during the progression of the illness. The narratives in the text give meaning and intelligibility to the experience of being either a caregiver or care receiver, and they portray how women caregivers' lives have been made invisible and their voices silenced. -- Ashley Duggan 20070212 Author InformationPremilla D’Cruz is Associate Professor of OB at IIM Ahmedabad. A PhD in Social Sciences from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Dr D’Cruz’s research areas are emotions in organizations, self and identity, organizational control, and ICTs and organizations. She has published Thinking Creatively at Work: A Sourcebook (2008), Family Care in HIV/AIDS: Exploring Lived Experience (2004) and In Sickness and in Health: The Family Experience of HIV/AIDS in India (2003), in addition to numerous international papers and presentations. Dr D’Cruz has earlier held faculty appointments at IIT Kanpur and IIM Kozhikode. At IIM Ahmedabad, she teaches Micro OB and Creativity. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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