| Care Work: Present and Future Contributor(s): Boddy, Janet (Editor), Cameron, Claire (Editor), Moss, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415347734 ISBN-13: 9780415347730 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: If care work is to be re-valued and reformed, who will pay? As borders between care and other adjacent fields, such as education and health, become blurred, might care work gradually merge into other types of work? What are the implications for the current workforce? In this wide-ranging and innovative book the authors critically examine current themes in care work and look at the changing face of care work and care occupations for those working with children, young people, adults and the elderly. The book guides the reader through an introduction to care work as it is widely understood today and towards a critical understanding of potential futures for care work. It is organized into two parts: - the first part critically examines current themes in care work, such as the definition and boundaries of care work, characteristics of care workers, gender issues, knowledge and education and the issue of where care work takes place; - the second part looks at the changing face of care work and care work occupations. Case studies of different types of care worker are profiled with a focus on future directions for care work. The book will be highly relevant to academic and policy audiences, and managers or practitioners working in health, social care, childcare, youth work and social policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.309 |
| LCCN: 2005008210 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.28" W x 8.62" (0.72 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Care Work considers the current situation of care work and care workers, from childcare to eldercare, and from family carers to paid carers. It examines the composition of the current workforce (more than a million in the UK alone), the knowledge and education needed for care work, and the significance of where care work is undertaken (in the home, in institutions). Considering potential challenges and scenarios, the book poses big questions about the future of care work - offering some possible answers. Wide-ranging and innovative, Care Work will be of great interest to academic and policy audiences, and managers or practitioners working in health, social care, childcare, youth work and social policy. |
