The Struggle to Care Every human being has needed care at some point in their life. It is obvious that without care and nurturing humans could not live after they are born. However, some people need care throughout their lives, this pertains to those persons with disabilities. Other people who need cared for include the elderly and persons who become ill. Taking into account all the millions of those who are in need of care, who does the caregiving?
Care givers are made up of people who are either paid such as nurses and doctors or unpaid such as mothers and fathers. Many unpaid caregivers experience a lot of stress, this is because they typically work and have others that they need to take care of. This gives many unpaid care givers limited time for themselves and additional stress placed on their other responsibilities. The best way to understand the pressure placed on an unpaid care giver is to speak with one.
The third of ten children, Patricia has been a care giver for the majority of her life. She helped her mom with house chores and keeping track of her younger siblings. In 1971, at sixteen she married after …show more content…
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Care givers are made up of people who are either paid such as nurses and doctors or unpaid such as mothers and fathers. Many unpaid caregivers experience a lot of stress, this is because they typically work and have others that they need to take care of. This gives many unpaid care givers limited time for themselves and additional stress placed on their other responsibilities. The best way to understand the pressure placed on an unpaid care giver is to speak with one.
The third of ten children, Patricia has been a care giver for the majority of her life. She helped her mom with house chores and keeping track of her younger siblings. In 1971, at sixteen she married after …show more content…
"Americans' Estimates Of Long-Term Care Costs Are Wildly Off." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 10 May 2016. Web. 28 June 2017. .
Glenn, Evelyn Nakano. Forced to Care: Coercion and Caregiving in America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2012. Print.
Hegewisch, Ariane, and Emma Williams-Baron. "The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation." The Gender Wage Gap: 2016 (2017): 1-4. Institute for Women's Policy Research. Institute for Women's Policy Research, Mar. 2017. Web. 1 June 2017. .
Mercer, Marsha. "Federal Aid Programs Help Family Caregivers, Caregiving Resources." AARP. AARP, 28 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 July 2017. .
Price, Patricia. "Final Paper." Personal interview. 26 June 2017.
Williams, Joan. "Introduction, Chapter 1." Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do about It. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000. 1-39.