Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender JusticeSAGE Publications, 29 ago 1995 - 432 pagine Today women find themselves playing an ever-increasing role in caring for older family members who are frail, developmentally disabled, or suffering from serious mental illness. While this has role of women as caregivers has been documented, the actual impact on the lives of women has remained largely unstudied. In this volume, the authors examine caregiving as a central feminist issue, looking at its impact on women socially, personally, and economically. The authors review how changing family structures, the changing economy and workforce, and the changing health care demands of needy adults have impacted on women′s lives. They critique existing public and private policies, demonstrating a need for fundamental structural changes in social institutions and attitudes to improve the lives of women. Finally, they propose a social model of care that is oriented toward gender justice--recognition of the work of caring and its impact upon women socially, personally, and economically. For students, scholars and practitioners in the field of gerontology, gender studies, and social work, this book is a must. |
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... gender - based inequities in this area . In the authors ' view , caregiving is work and should be so recognized and rewarded through public policy . Although there have been other feminist critiques of caregiving , this volume is unique ...
Policies for Gender Justice Nancy R. Hooyman, Judith Gonyea. The rapid growth ... based social and health care policies , as codified in the separate systems ... based long - term care ( Estes et al . , 1993 ) . For example , it is ...
... gender but also by race , ethnicity , socioeconomic class , and sexual ... based responsibilities , the focus of our analysis is on the socially ... gender justice is the focus of the feminist models of economic , social , and long - term ...
... gender - based inequities in caregiving , it challenges a status quo that systematically disadvantages women within the home and in the paid labor force ( Abel , 1991 ; Chavetz , 1988 ) . Our feminist model is still incomplete and ...
... gender lines , resulting in structurally based unemployment , underem- ployment , and poverty , which sharply constrain families ' ability to care for members . Chapter 3 , " The Changing American Economy and Work- force , " examines ...
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Part I The Changing Societal Context for Caregiving | 39 |
Chapter 2 Americas Changing Families | 43 |
Chapter 3 The Changing American Economy and Workforce | 58 |
Chapter 4 Changing Health Care Needs and LongTerm Care Services | 75 |
Part II The ContextExtentand Nature of Caregiving for Dependents | 105 |
Chapter 5 The SocialPoliticaland Historical Context of Caregiving for Dependents | 107 |
Chapter 10 A Feminist Critique of FamilyRelated Benefits in the Workplace | 210 |
Part IV Toward a Feminist Agenda for Family Caregivers | 235 |
A Feminist Approach | 241 |
Chapter 12 Social Services and Social Supports | 265 |
Achieving a More Family Responsive Workplace | 291 |
A Feminist Perspective | 318 |
Toward a National Caregiver Coalition | 339 |
References | 357 |
Chapter 6 The Gendered Nature of Care | 120 |
Chapter 7 The Consequences of Caring | 136 |
Part ΙII A Feminist Critique of Current Policies and Programs | 159 |
Chapter 8 A Feminist Critique of Americas Family Policy | 163 |
Chapter 9 A Feminist Critique of LongTerm Care Policies | 183 |
Name Index | 394 |
Subject Index | 405 |
About the Authors | 417 |
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