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Do Young Carers Deserve Justice? Young Caring in the Context of Illness

2009; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/097133360902100106

0973-0761

Rojalini Sahoo, Damodar Suar,

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Though there is a lot of discussion on carers’ issue, young caring is still ignored and many facts remain unknown to us, which need to be revealed. Children or young people who provide continuous care for ill or disabled parents, siblings or any other family members are young carers. This raises several issues related to justice in the context of the young. Caring has its rewards and difficulties. This paper reviews the literature on informal caregiving for ill family members in order to explore caring concept in children's mind and how young caring varies with age, sex, types of illness and different family situations from the perspective of children and parents. Causes and consequences of young caring have been explored. Agenda for future research is suggested.