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Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice

Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice

Hooyman, Nancy R.
Gonyea, Judith G.

Paperback

Series: Family Caregiver Applications, Book 6

Medical ReferenceWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0803951434
ISBN13: 9780803951433
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: Aug 29 1995
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.89 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Today women find themselves playing an ever-increasing role in caring for older family members who are frail, developmentally disabled, or suffering from serious mental illness. While this has role of women as caregivers has been documented, the actual impact on the lives of women has remained largely unstudied. In this volume, the authors examine caregiving as a central feminist issue, looking at its impact on women socially, personally, and economically. The authors review how changing family structures, the changing economy and workforce, and the changing health care demands of needy adults have impacted on women′s lives. They critique existing public and private policies, demonstrating a need for fundamental structural changes in social institutions and attitudes to improve the lives of women. Finally, they propose a social model of care that is oriented toward gender justice--recognition of the work of caring and its impact upon women socially, personally, and economically. For students, scholars and practitioners in the field of gerontology, gender studies, and social work, this book is a must.

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