Fragile Resonance av Jason Danely

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<P><B><I>Fragile Resonance</I></B><B> describes the paths carers take as they make meaning of their experiences and find a sense of moral purpose to sustain them and guide their decisions.</B> When a parent or partner becomes frail or disabled, often a family member assumes responsibility for their care. But family care is a physically and emotionally exhausting undertaking. Carers experience moments of profound connection as well as pain and grief. Carers ask themselves questions about the meaning of family, their entitlement to support, and their capacity to understand and sympathize with another person''s pain. </P><P>Based on his research gathering stories of family carers in Japan and England, Jason Danely traces how care transforms individual sensibilities and the roles of cultural narratives and imagination in shaping these transformations, which persist even after the care recipient has died. Throughout <I>Fragile Resonance</I>, Danely examines the implications of unpaid carer'