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eldercare  

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  • During the past 20 years, research on eldercare has come to dominate the study of intergenerational family relations. When the term eldercare was first used, it referred specifically to helping people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Eldercare]

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