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Caring on the clock : the complexities and contradictions of paid care work /

"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 our society. Caring on the Clock provides a we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Duffy, Mignon, Armenia, Amy, 1972-, Stacey, Clare L. (Clare Louise), 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2015.
Colección:Families in focus.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Paid care work. On the clock, off the radar: paid care work in the United States / Mignon Duffy, Amy Armenia, and Clare L. Stacey
  • Beyond outsourcing: paid care work in historical perspective / Mignon Duffy
  • pt. II. Contexts of care. The best of both worlds? How direct care workers perceive home health agencies and long-term-care institutions / Kim Price-Glynn and Carter Rakovski
  • The business of caring: women's self-employment and the marketization of care / Nickela Anderson and Karen D. Hughes
  • Are frontline healthcare jobs "good" jobs? Examining job quality across occupations and healthcare settings / Janette S. Dill
  • Orienting end-of-life care: the hidden value of Hospice home visits / Cindy L. Cain
  • pt. III. Hazards of care. The health hazards of health care: physical and psychosocial stressors in paid care work / Alicia Kurowski, Jon Boyer, and Laura Punnett
  • When the home Is a workplace: promoting health and safety for a vulnerable workforce / Pia Markkanen, Margaret Quinn, and Susan Sama
  • Part of the job? Workplace violence and social services / Jennifer Zelnick
  • Double isolation: immigrants and older adult care work in Canada / Ivy Bourgeault
  • pt. IV. Identities and meaning making. The caring professional? Nurse practitioners, social work, and the performance of expertise / LaTonya J. Trotter
  • Building a professional identity: boundary work and meaning making among West African immigrant nurses / Fumilayo Showers
  • Ethnic logics: race and ethnicity in nanny employment / Cameron Lynne Macdonald
  • Caring or catering? Emotions, autonomy, and subordination in lifestyle work / Rachel Sherman
  • pt. V. Work and family. Low-wage care workers: extended family as a strategy for survival / Naomi Gerstel and Dan Clawson
  • "It's like a family": caring labor, exploitation, and race in nursing homes / Lisa Dodson and Rebekah M. Zincavage
  • Caught between love and money: the experiences of paid family caregivers / Clare L. Stacey and Lindsey L. Ayers
  • Paying family caregivers: parental leave and gender equality in Sweden / Mary K. Zimmerman
  • pt. VI. Paths to change. For children and self: understanding collective action among early childhood educators / Clare Hammonds
  • Creating expertise and autonomy: family day care providers' attitudes toward professionalization / Amy Armenia
  • Building a movement of caring selves: organizing direct care workers / Deborah L. Little
  • Healthy diversity: promoting a diverse healthcare work force through innovative partnerships / Michelle C. Haynes, Meg A. Bond, Robin A. Toof, Teresa Shroll, and Michelle D. Holmberg
  • Building meaningful career lattices: direct care workers in long-term care / Jennifer Craft Morgan and Brandy Farrar
  • Making paid care work / Mignon Duffy, Clare L. Stacey, and Amy Armenia.