A caring society? : care and the dilemmas of human service in the twenty-first century / Michael D. Fine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fine, Michael D., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caregivers.

Caring.

Home care services.

Human services.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

Care is no longer a private concern. In the era of high modernity, 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:

1 Introduction: The Emergence of Carc as Public Concern 1

Care on Trial 2

From Private Practice to Public Issue 6

Care as a Social Ideal 10

Social Care, Human Services and Social Change 13

Care in the Social Science Literature 18

The Argument and Shape of the Book 20

Part 1 Theories and Arguments about Care 23

2 Defining and Claiming Care 26

The Language of Care 27

A Labour of Love. Feminism and the Theorizing of Care 31

Care as Practice and Process 34

A Profession of Care. Care in Contemporary Nursing Theory 39

The Changing Meanings of Care in Nursing 41

Patricia Benner and the 'Primacy of Caring' 44

Nursing Practice 47

Care in Nursing Theory and Practice 48

3 Promoting an Ethic of Care for an Unjust World 52

Origins of the 'Ethics of Care' Debate 53

Natural Caring 55

Extending the Moral Domain of Care 57

Are Justice and Care Compatible? 60

Care and Social Capital 63

Care, Power and Social Justice 66

Doulia: A Public Ethic of Dependency Work 68

4 Carers and Care Work. Social Policy Analysts on Care 75

An Alternative Vision of Care 76

Care as Women's Work at Home 79

Care Work and the New Social Divisions of Care 81

Care as the Production of Welfare 87

The Disability Critique 92

Care as a Citizenship Issue 95

Part 2 The Politics of Care in the Twenty-First Century 102

5 Demography Ageing and the Need for Care in the Twenty-First Century 105

The Demographic Transition 106

The Epidemiological Transition and the Need for Care 118

Predicting Future Needs for Care 126

Apocalyptic Demography and the Limitations of Care Projections 137

6 Work/Life Conflict and the Politics of Child Care 141

Understanding the Demand for Child-Care Policies 142

Employment and Work/Life Conflict 146

Time for Care 149

Post-Industrial Welfare Regimes 155

Child Care and Employment 159

Part 3 Care and Social Theory 169

7 The Body, Individualization and the Transformation of Personal Life 171

The Rise of the Body in Sociological Theory 172

Care Work as Body Work 173

Body Work as Dirty Work 175

Individualization in Contemporary Social Theory 178

Individualization, Identity and the Self 179

Life Politics and the Transformation of Intimacy 182

Individualization, Women and Family Care 183

Problems with the Individualization Thesis 186

Individualization and Care 188

Formal and Informal Care 190

Care as a Social Response to Bodily Need 194

8 Risk, Care and the New Logic of Global Capitalism 199

The Bureaucratic Iron Cage 203

Informational Capitalism and the New Economy 204

The Rise of the Service Economy 207

Care and the Segmented Labour Market 208

Public Policy, Employment and Human Services 212

Risk and Modernization 214

Risk and Welfare 217

Restructuring Care Provision 219

Conclusion: Work and the Future of Care 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-252) and index.

ISBN:

0333993381

033399339X

OCLC:

67393065

Publisher Number:

9780333993385

9780333993392