sociology of aging

Instructions Assignment #4

Read the following two texts in our textbook:

Under Controversy 5, Reading 24: “The Case Against Paying Family Caregivers” by C. Jean Blaser  – on pages 222-226 (in the 9th edition),

https://us.corwin.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/26809_5.pdf

and the text

Under Controversy 5, Reading 25: “For Love and Money” by Suzanne Kunkel, Robert Applebaum, and Ian Nelson  – on pages 226 – 231 (in the 9thedition).

Please answer the following questions.

  1. Are there any valid reasons for prohibiting the hiring of family members to perform home care services? Draft a letter to your Congressional Representative suggesting why you think this practice should be permitted or why you believe such a practice is mistaken.
  2. According to the text by Kunkel, Applebaum and Nelson, does payment change the caregiver-care recipient relationship? Are these changes necessarily negative?

The total length of the responses (the answers to all four questions) should be at least 2 full pages (that is about 23 lines with double line spacing x 2 on US letter size, not including the question) and cannot be longer than 3 full pages.

  • Use Times Roman, 12 (or similar);
  • Double line spacing;
  • Standard margins (1 inch on top and bottom, 1.25 inches on left and right side).

 

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