Pat M. Keith, Robbyn R. Wacker

Older Wards and Their Guardians

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discusses the current guardianship situation for older persons, how a person becomes a ward, effects on guardians, and reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9780275944247
• ISBN-10: 0275944247
• Artikelnr.: 25567234

Autorenporträt

PAT M. KEITH is Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. She has published more than 70 articles and coedited the book, Later Life Transitions.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Procedures Concerns about
the Guardianship Process: A Review of the Literature Can You Spell "World"
Backward? Assessing Incapacity in Guardianship Hearings Becoming a Ward:
Characteristics of Wards and Their Guardians Pathways to Guardianship
Themes of Meaning in the Guardianship Experience Role Strain of Male and
Female Guardians: Tests of Two Models The Context of Guardianship
Legislation in Selected States Guardianship Reform: Do Revised Statutes
Make a Difference in Outcomes for Prospective Wards? Use of Recommended
Guardianship Practices and Outcomes for Older Prospective Wards A
Concluding Glimpse of Wards and Their Guardianships Appendix References
Index