Valuing care work : comparative perspectives /

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There are many forms of paid and unpaid labour encompassed in health care systems, including home care for the elderly or disabled, community health services, and the care family members provide for loved ones. Valuing Care Work is an international comparative study that examines economic organizati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hallgrimsdóttir, Helga, 1969-, Benoit, Cecilia M., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Home care services.
Medical care.
Care of the sick.
Caregivers.
Cross-cultural studies.
Caregivers > psychology
Home Care Services > economics
Cost of Illness
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Employment > psychology
Caregivers
Patient Care
Soins aux malades.
Aidants naturels.
Soins à domicile.
Soins médicaux.
Coût de la maladie.
Études transculturelles.
MEDICAL > Caregiving.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Cross-cultural studies
Care of the sick
Home care services
Medical care
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conceptualizing care work / Cecilia Benoit, Hallgrímsdóttir
  • Emplacing care : understanding care work across social and spatial contexts / Deborah Thien, Holly Dolan
  • In search of equity and dignity in maternity care : Canada in comparative perspective / Cecilia Benoit, Sirpa Wrede, Þorgerdur Einarsdóttir
  • Caring beyond borders : comparing the relationship between work and migration patterns in Canada and Finland / Ivy Bourgeault, Sirpa Wrede
  • Patching up the holes : analyzing paid care work in homes / Mary Ellen Purkis, Christine Ceci, Kristin Bjornsdoþttir
  • My home, your work, our relationship : elderly clients' experiences of home care services / Anne Martin-Matthews, Joanie Sims-Gould
  • Bifurcated consciousness : Aboriginal care workers in community settings / Rachel Eni
  • Mothers' health, responsibilization, and choice in unpaid family care work after separation or divorce / Rachel Treloar, Laura Funk
  • "Choice" in informal health care work : adult children with aging parents / Laura Funk, Karen Kobayashi
  • Spinning the family web : grandparents raising grandchildren in Canada / Patricia Mackenzie [and others]
  • Voluntary caregiving : constraints and opportunities for hospital volunteers / Muriel Mellow
  • Volunteering on the frontline : caring for sex workers in non-profit organizations / Rachel Phillips, Lauren Casey, Chris Leischner
  • Neoliberalism, Gender, and Care Work: Trends and Challenges / Helga Hallgrímsdóttir [and others].

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