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Work and Care under Pressure : Care Arrangements across Europe /

In many European countries tensions have arisen between the demands of the labor market and the caregiving responsibilities workers must fulfill at home. Examining these tensions, Work and Care under Pressure focuses on two groups of people who must juggle work and caregiving: parents of young child...

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Otros Autores: Björk, Sofia (Contribuidor), Björnberg, Ulla (Contribuidor), Campéon, Arnaud (Contribuidor), Correia, Sónia (Contribuidor), Da Roit, Barbara (Contribuidor), Donati, Elisabetta (Contribuidor), Ekbrand, Hans (Contribuidor), Keck, Wolfgang (Contribuidor), Klenner, Christina (Contribuidor), Knijn, Trudie (Contribuidor, Editor ), Le Bihan, Blanche (Contribuidor, Editor ), Martin, Claude (Contribuidor, Editor ), Naldini, Manuela (Contribuidor), Naldini, Manuella (Contribuidor), Neukirch, Sabine (Contribuidor), Samitca, Sanda (Contribuidor), Saraceno, Chiara (Contribuidor), Wall, Karin (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2013]
Colección:Care and Welfare Series
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  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • 1. Introduction. Workers under pressure and social care arrangements: A research framework
  • 2. Work-family balance in the Netherlands. Work and care culture mediating between institutions and practices
  • 3. Negotiating gender equality, atypical work hours and caring responsibilities. The case of Sweden
  • 4. Caregiving and paid work in Germany. The impact of social inequality
  • 5. Working caregivers ,living under pressure' in France
  • 6. Negotiating work and care in a changing welfare regime. The case of Portugal
  • 7. Blurring boundaries and clashing loyalties. Working and caring in Italy
  • 8. The changing mix of care in six European countries
  • About the contributors