A Caring Society?
Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century
Published on 29. September 2006
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-333-99338-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the twenty-first century, characterized by population aging, family fragmentation and the entry of women into the paid workforce, caring has become a major public issue. This book offers a comparative analysis of the sociology, philosophy and emergent practices of care in the context of the political economy of post-industrial societies.
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Edition
2006
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-99338-5 (9780333993385)
DOI
10.1057/978-0-230-21645-7
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Person
MICHAEL FINE is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Deputy Director, Centre for Research on Social Inclusion at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Content
Introduction.- The Emergence of Care as a Public Concern.- PART ONE: THEORIES AND ARGUMENTS ABOUT CARE.- Defining and Claiming Care.- A Profession of Care: Care in Contemporary Nursing Theory.- Promoting an Ethic of Care for an Unjust World.- Carers and Care Work: Social Policy Analysts on Care.- PART TWO: THE POLITICS OF CARE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.- Demography, Aging and the Need for Care in the 21st Century.- Work/Life Conflict and the Politics of Child Care.- PART THREE: CARE AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY.- The Body, Individualization and the Transformation of Personal Life.- Risk, Care and New Logic of Global Capitalism.