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(2007), "A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 20 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2007.06220eae.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century
A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century,Michael D. FinePalgrave MacmillanBasingstokeSeptember 2006272 pp.ISBN 0333993381£55.00 (hardback)
Care is no longer a private concern. In the twenty-first century, characterized by population aging, family fragmentation and the entry of women into the paid workforce, it has become a major public issue. This important text offers a systematic, comparative analysis of the sociology, philosophy and emergent practices of care in the context of the political economy of post-industrial societies.
Contents include:
Introduction
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The Emergence of Care as a Public Concern.
Part One: Theories and Arguments About Care
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Defining and Claiming Care.
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A Profession of Care: Care in Contemporary Nursing Theory.
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Promoting an Ethic of Care for an Unjust World.
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Carers and Care Work: Social Policy Analysts on Care.
Part Two: the Politics of Care in the Twenty-first Century
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Demography, Aging and the Need for Care in the 21st Century.
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Work/Life Conflict and the Politics of Child Care.
Part Three: Care and Sociological Theory
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The Body, Individualization and the Transformation of Personal Life.
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Risk, Care and New Logic of Global Capitalism.