| Description |
xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : the emergence of care as public concern -- pt. 1. Theories and arguments about care -- 2. Defining and claiming care -- 3. Promoting an ethic of care for an unjust world -- 4. Carers and care work : social policy analysts on care -- pt. 2. The politics of care in the twenty-first century -- 5. Demography, ageing and the need for care in the twenty-first century -- 6. Work/life conflict and the politics of child care -- pt. 3. Care and social theory -- 7. The body, individualization and the transformation of personal life -- 8. Risk, care and the new logic of global capitalism |
| Summary |
This important text offers a systematic, comparative analysis of the sociology, philosophy and emergent practices of care in the context of the political economy of post-industrial societies |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-252 and index |
| Subject |
Caregivers.
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Caring.
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Home care services.
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Human services.
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| LC no. |
2006045715 |
| ISBN |
0333993381 |
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033399339X |
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9780333993385 |
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9780333993392 |
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