Caring on the Clock The Complexities and Contradictions of Paid Care Work |
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| Editor:
| Duffy, Mignon
Armenia, Amy
Stacey, Clare L. |
| Foreword by:
| Nelson, Margaret K. |
| Series title: | Families in Focus Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7287-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Caring on the Clock is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research on a wide range of paid care occupations, placing the various studies within a comprehensive and comparative framework. The book includes twenty-two original essays by leading researchers across a range of disciplines--including sociology, psychology, social work, and public health--and provides a wealth of insight into these workers, who take care of our most fundamental needs, often at risk to...
More Description Caring on the Clock is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research on a wide range of paid care occupations, placing the various studies within a comprehensive and comparative framework. The book includes twenty-two original essays by leading researchers across a range of disciplines--including sociology, psychology, social work, and public health--and provides a wealth of insight into these workers, who take care of our most fundamental needs, often at risk to their own economic and physical well-being.nbsp;