A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century

Citation

(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

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.