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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... primary carers , furnishing millions of hours of informal " unpaid " care and comprising the cornerstone of the provision of community - based long - term care ( Estes et al . , 1993 ) . For example , it is estimated that 7.9 % of ...
... primary caregiver , typically female . Family members rarely share the work of caring . Even when work is shared , the networks of neighbors , friends , and extended kin tend to help only sporadically and irregularly ( Dalley , 1988 ) ...
... primary caregivers to both young and old and that women's interests bridge the needs of both groups across time . Consistent with this across - population and across - life - span perspec- tive , which seeks to identify commonalities ...
... primary problem of caregivers collectively . From a feminist analysis , inadequate and gender - biased policies ( i.e. , the socially constructed structural conditions ) represent the problem in long- term care that must be addressed ...
... primary goal . A feminist analysis of long - term care and workplace policies requires an understanding of the changing societal context for caregiving , specifi- cally in terms of the increasing heterogeneity of the American family and ...
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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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Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice Nancy R. Hooyman,Judith Gonyea Anteprima non disponibile - 1995 |