Dependency--personal and social relations Book

	Preface and acknowledgements
1	Dependency Versus Enterprise
	Conflicting definitions	1
	Current issues	2
	Introduction and outline	3
2	Children and Parents
	Anatomy of dependency	10
	Time dependency	12
	What is a child?	13
	Case illustrations of child dependency	15
	Motivating forces	16
	Towards conclusions	21
	Summary	23
3	Elderly Defendants
	Demographic time bomb	24
	Financial dependency	25
	Case illustration	28
	Social factors	30
	Pecking order for caring	32
	Attachment revisited	36
	Comparisons and conclusions	38
4	Mental and Physical Impairment
	Problem related dependency	40
	Mental illness	41
	Mental handicap	52
	Physical disability	54
	Discussion	57
5	Dependence on the State
	Introduction	59
	State theory	60
	Welfare state	62
	State as social relation	64
	The dependants' perspective	67
	Implications for dependency	69
	Conclusion	71
6	Conflicting and Converging Theories
	From problems to theories	72
	Intra and interpersonal factors	73
	Social processes and dependency	77
	Typologies of need	87
	Interacting theories	88
7	Towards a Concept of Dependency
	Contributory factors	90
	Theories of interaction	91
	Model of dependency relationships	95
	Interdependency and power	100
	Summary and conclusions	104
	Appendix: Households interviewed	106
	Bibliography	110