Labour of Love - Women, Work and Caring

What are the realities of 'community care' - the unpaid care given by hundreds of thousands of women, for children and adults who are handicapped or chronically sick, or for frail elderly people? First published in 1983, this book explores the experiences of such women and the dilemmas which 'caring' poses for them.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1: The Social Context of Caring, 1. Caring: A Labour of Love, 2. Why Do Women Care?, Part 2: The Experience of Caring, 3. Employment, Women and Their Disabled Children, 4. The Caring Wife, 5. Single Carers: Employment, Housework and Caring, 6. Care for Elderly People: A Conflict Between Women and the State, Part 3: The Economics of Caring, 7. The Economics of Work and Caring, 8. Natural Selection: Perspectives on Entitlement to the Invalid Care Allowance, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Summary

What are the realities of ‘community care’ – the unpaid care given by hundreds of thousands of women, for children and adults who are handicapped or chronically sick, or for frail elderly people? First published in 1983, this book explores the experiences of such women and the dilemmas which ‘caring’ poses for them.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Groves Finch
• Assisted by: Janet Finch (Editor), Dulcie Groves (Editor), Groves Dulcie (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032302133
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230213-3
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Work
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Home nursing & caring, Gender studies: women, Home nursing and caring, Gender studies: women and girls