Work and Care Under Pressure

Care Arrangements Across Europe
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-8964-542-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 298 g

Reihe: Care & Welfare

In many European countries tensions have arisen between the demands of the labor market and the caregiving responsibilities workers must fulfill at home. Examining these tensions, Work and Care under Pressure focuses on two groups of people who must juggle work and caregiving: parents of young children who work nonstandard hours and working adults who care for older parents. Based on empirical evidence from six European countries, this volume sheds light on the social effects of national policies and the choices made by caregivers. It is an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and policy makers interested in social policy.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bihan, Blanche Le

Martin, Claude

Knijn, Trudie

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction Workers under pressure and social care arrangements 2 Work-family balance in the Netherlands 3 Negotiating gender equality, atypical work hours and caring responsibilities 4 Caregiving and paid work in Germany 5 Working caregivers ‘living under pressure’ in France 6 Negotiating work and care in a changing welfare regime 7 Blurring boundaries and clashing loyalties 8 The changing mix of care in six European countries, About the Contributors.

Über Autor(innen)

Claude Martin is research professor at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Chair of Social Care at EHESP in Paris, France. Trudie Knijn is professor of sociology at the University of Utrecht.