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9780415394475

Care Work in Europe: Current Understandings and Future Directions

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415394475

  • ISBN10:

    0415394473

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-10-30
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

With an aging population, increasing numbers of working parents and growing attention to the rights of children and of people with disabilities, 'care work' is of more political and public interest than ever before.

Author Biography

Claire Cameron is a senior researcher at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. vi
Introduction: context and methodsp. 1
The care workforce: structure, profile and work conditionsp. 26
What is care work about? Understandings and practicesp. 52
Education and competence for care workp. 81
Gender issues for male and female care workersp. 101
Quality of employment and job satisfactionp. 121
Conclusions, questions and implicationsp. 140
Notesp. 157
Referencesp. 158
Indexp. 167
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