Care work : gender, class, and the welfare state / edited by Madonna Harrington Meyer.
"Care Work is a collection of original essays on the meaning of providing care. These essays address not only the work of caring for the elderly but also the work of caring for children, the infirm and those with disabilities. The essays will approach the topic from an ethical standpoint and al...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | "Care Work is a collection of original essays on the meaning of providing care. These essays address not only the work of caring for the elderly but also the work of caring for children, the infirm and those with disabilities. The essays will approach the topic from an ethical standpoint and also from a more practical, feminist and sociological point of view. For example, contributors examine the disturbing consequences of dismantling the welfare state for working women, who might not be able to afford daycare on their own, and their children. The main goal of the book is to reconceive the notion of care work, beginning with steps as simple as replacing the phrase "caregiver" with the phrase "care worker.""--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document (xii, 348 p.) : ill. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203904451 020390446X 1135959587 1280407360 9780203904459 9780203904466 9781135959586 9781280407369 |