Caring on the Clock - The Complexities and Contradictions of Paid Care Work

Informationen zum Autor MIGNON DUFFY is an associate professor of sociology and the associate director of the Center for Women and Work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the author of Making Care Count: A Century of Gender, Race, and Paid Care Work (Rutgers University Press).    AMY ARMENIA is an associate professor of sociology at Rollins College, and has published research in Work and Occupations, the Journal of Family Issues, and Social Science Research.   CLARE L. STACEY is associate professor of sociology at Kent State University and author of The Caring Self: The Work Experiences of Home Care Aides. Klappentext A nurse inserts an I.V. A personal care attendant helps a quadriplegic bathe and get dressed. A nanny reads a bedtime story to soothe a child to sleep. Every day, workers like these provide critical support to some of the most vulnerable members of society. Caring on the Clock provides a wealth of insight into these workers, who take care of our most fundamental needs, often at risk to their own economic and physical well-being. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of TablesForeword by Margaret K. NelsonAcknowledgmentsPart I      Paid Care WorkChapter 1. On the Clock, Off the Radar: Paid Care Work in the United StatesMignon Duffy, Amy Armenia, and Clare L. StaceyChapter 2. Beyond Outsourcing: Paid Care Work in Historical PerspectiveMignon DuffyPart II     Contexts of CareChapter 3. The Best of Both Worlds? How Direct Care Workers Perceive Home Health Agencies and Long-Term-Care InstitutionsKim Price-Glynn and Carter RakovskiChapter 4. The Business of Caring: Women’s Self-Employment and the Marketization of CareNickela Anderson and Karen D. HughesChapter 5. Are Frontline Healthcare Jobs “Good” Jobs? Examining Job Quality across Occupations and Healthcare SettingsJanette S. DillChapter 6. Orienting End-of-Life Care: The Hidden Value of Hospice Home VisitsCindy CainPart III    Hazards of CareChapter 7. The Health Hazards of Health Care: Physical and Psychosocial Stressors in Paid Care WorkAlicia Kurowski, Jon Boyer, and Laura PunnettChapter 8. When the Home Is a Workplace: Promoting Health and Safety for a Vulnerable WorkforcePia Markkanen, Margaret Quinn, and Susan SamaChapter 9. Part of the Job? Workplace Violence and Social ServicesJennifer ZetocaulnickChapter 10. Double Isolation: Immigrants and Older Adult Care Work in CanadaIvy BourgeaultPart IV    Identities and Meaning MakingChapter 11. The Caring Professional? Nurse Practitioners, Social Work, and the Performance of ExpertiseLaTonya J. TrotterChapter 12. Building a Professional Identity: Boundary Work and Meaning Making among West African Immigrant NursesFumilayo ShowersChapter 13. Ethnic Logics: Race and Ethnicity in Nanny EmploymentCameron Lynne MacdonaldChapter 14. Caring or Catering? Emotions, Autonomy, and Subordination in Lifestyle WorkRachel ShermanPart V: Work and FamilyChapter 15. Low-Wage Care Workers: Extended Family as a Strategy for SurvivalNaomi Gerstel and Dan ClawsonChapter 16. “It’s Like a Family”: Caring Labor, Exploitation, and Race in Nursing HomesLisa Dodson and Rebekah M. ZincavageChapter 17. Caught between Love and Money: The Experiences of Paid Family CaregiversClare L. Stacey and Lindsey L. AyersChapter 18. Paying Family Caregivers: Parental Leave and Gender Equality in SwedenMary K. ZimmermanPart VI: Paths to ChangeChapter 19. For Children and Self: Understanding Collective Action among Early Childhood EducatorsClare HammondsChapter 20. Creating Expertise and Autonomy: Family Day Care Providers’ Attitudes toward ProfessionalizationAmy ArmeniaChapter 21. Building a Movement of Caring Selves: Organizing Direct Care WorkersDeborah L. LittleChapter 22. Healthy Diversity: Promoting a Diverse Healthcare Workforce Through Innovative PartnershipsMichelle C. Haynes, Meg A. Bond, Robin A. Toof, Teresa Shroll, and Michelle D. HolmbergChapter 23. Building Meaningful Career Lattices: Direct Care W...

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword by Margaret K. Nelson
Acknowledgments
Part I      Paid Care Work
Chapter 1. On the Clock, Off the Radar: Paid Care Work in the United States
Mignon Duffy, Amy Armenia, and Clare L. Stacey
Chapter 2. Beyond Outsourcing: Paid Care Work in Historical Perspective
Mignon Duffy
Part II     Contexts of Care
Chapter 3. The Best of Both Worlds? How Direct Care Workers Perceive Home Health Agencies and Long-Term-Care Institutions
Kim Price-Glynn and Carter Rakovski
Chapter 4. The Business of Caring: Women’s Self-Employment and the Marketization of Care
Nickela Anderson and Karen D. Hughes
Chapter 5. Are Frontline Healthcare Jobs “Good” Jobs? Examining Job Quality across Occupations and Healthcare Settings
Janette S. Dill
Chapter 6. Orienting End-of-Life Care: The Hidden Value of Hospice Home Visits
Cindy Cain
Part III    Hazards of Care
Chapter 7. The Health Hazards of Health Care: Physical and Psychosocial Stressors in Paid Care Work
Alicia Kurowski, Jon Boyer, and Laura Punnett
Chapter 8. When the Home Is a Workplace: Promoting Health and Safety for a Vulnerable Workforce
Pia Markkanen, Margaret Quinn, and Susan Sama
Chapter 9. Part of the Job? Workplace Violence and Social Services
Jennifer Zetocaulnick
Chapter 10. Double Isolation: Immigrants and Older Adult Care Work in Canada
Ivy Bourgeault
Part IV    Identities and Meaning Making
Chapter 11. The Caring Professional? Nurse Practitioners, Social Work, and the Performance of Expertise
LaTonya J. Trotter
Chapter 12. Building a Professional Identity: Boundary Work and Meaning Making among West African Immigrant Nurses
Fumilayo Showers
Chapter 13. Ethnic Logics: Race and Ethnicity in Nanny Employment
Cameron Lynne Macdonald
Chapter 14. Caring or Catering? Emotions, Autonomy, and Subordination in Lifestyle Work
Rachel Sherman
Part V: Work and Family
Chapter 15. Low-Wage Care Workers: Extended Family as a Strategy for Survival
Naomi Gerstel and Dan Clawson
Chapter 16. “It’s Like a Family”: Caring Labor, Exploitation, and Race in Nursing Homes
Lisa Dodson and Rebekah M. Zincavage
Chapter 17. Caught between Love and Money: The Experiences of Paid Family Caregivers
Clare L. Stacey and Lindsey L. Ayers
Chapter 18. Paying Family Caregivers: Parental Leave and Gender Equality in Sweden
Mary K. Zimmerman
Part VI: Paths to Change
Chapter 19. For Children and Self: Understanding Collective Action among Early Childhood Educators
Clare Hammonds
Chapter 20. Creating Expertise and Autonomy: Family Day Care Providers’ Attitudes toward Professionalization
Amy Armenia
Chapter 21. Building a Movement of Caring Selves: Organizing Direct Care Workers
Deborah L. Little
Chapter 22. Healthy Diversity: Promoting a Diverse Healthcare Workforce Through Innovative Partnerships
Michelle C. Haynes, Meg A. Bond, Robin A. Toof, Teresa Shroll, and Michelle D. Holmberg
Chapter 23. Building Meaningful Career Lattices: Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care
Jennifer Craft Morgan and Brandy Farrar
Epilogue: Making Care Work
Mignon Duffy, Clare Stacey, and Amy Armenia
References
Notes on Contributors
Index

Product details

• Authors: Mignon (EDT)/ Armenia Duffy, Mignon Armenia Duffy
• Assisted by: Amy Armenia (Editor), Mignon Duffy (Editor), Clare L Stacey (Editor), Clare L. Stacey (Editor)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.12.2014
• EAN: 9780813563114
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-6311-4
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Families in Focus (Paperback); Families in Focus
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories