Forced to care : coercion and caregiving in America /

This title looks at the caregiving system in the US and compares it with slavery and other forms of forced labour. The book illuminates the source of contradictions between American beliefs about the value and importance of caring in a good society and the exploitation and devalued status of those w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glenn, Evelyn Nakano (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Caregivers > United States.
Social history.
Social change.
Home Nursing > trends
Caregivers
Home Care Services > trends
Social Conditions
Social Change
Histoire sociale.
Changement social.
social history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Health and Fitness.
Social history
Social change
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This title looks at the caregiving system in the US and compares it with slavery and other forms of forced labour. The book illuminates the source of contradictions between American beliefs about the value and importance of caring in a good society and the exploitation and devalued status of those who do the caring.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674056381
0674056388

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