This unit is from our archive and it is an adapted extract from Care, welfare and community (K202) which is no longer in presentation. If you wish to study formally at The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in this curriculum area.
The caring people do for family members or close friends is often difficult to define, as you're probably aware. Sometimes people are reluctant to be described as being a ‘carer? because it signals a change in a relationship, or a change in someone's lifestyle.
How people talk about care, and the meanings that they give to what they do, can influence many aspects of caring relationships. It may determine whether help is provided in the first place, and also what kind of help is given.
In this unit, you?ll be listening to two audio clips featuring some carers in West Sussex. They are talking about their experiences of caring for members of their families.
The audio was recorded in 2000.
Participants in the audio programme:
Helen Robinson is the presenter;
Jonathan Smith is part of Adur Carers Association;
Jane Weston is part of the Carers Liaison project;
Julie Runseg is part of Adur Carers Association;
Les and Jane H are carers;
Pat is a telephone operator for the liaison office and was a carer.
Adur is an area in West Sussex.
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