Cultures of care : biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germanies /

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This work compares the experiences of unpaid family carers in three different welfare systems. It investigates the inter-relatedness of the personal and the social and how individual lives are shaped by different social systems.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chamberlayne, Prue
Other Authors: King, Annette
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Caregivers > Great Britain > Case studies.
Caregivers > Germany > Case studies.
Home care services > Great Britain.
Home care services > Germany.
Aidants naturels > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Aidants naturels > Allemagne > Études de cas.
Soins à domicile > Grande-Bretagne.
Soins à domicile > Allemagne.
MEDICAL > Caregiving.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
Caregivers.
Home care services.
Social policy.
Deutschlandbild > Bundesrepublik
Fürsorge
Kultur
Deutschlandbild
Informele zorg.
Organisatie.
Verzorgingsstaat.
Great Britain > Social policy.
Germany > Social policy.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique sociale.
Germany.
Great Britain.
England
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • CULTURES OF CARE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. West Germany the pull into the home; 3. East Germany the push out of the home; 4. Britain sitting on the doorstep; 5. Biography and caring; 6. Carers and the social world; 7. Conclusion caring as a political challenge; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Gestalt theory and the biographical method; Appendix 2: List of carers interviewed; Index.

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