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Cultures of care: Biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germanies
Chamberlayne, Prue; King, Annette
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paperback. Cultures of care uses an innovative biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in Britain and East and West Germany. The findings underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to change the parameters of comparative social policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
This book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'. The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance of informal networks use separate analysis ... Read more
This book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'. The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance of informal networks use separate analysis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861341662
SKU
V9781861341662
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99-50
About Chamberlayne, Prue; King, Annette
Prue Chamberlayne is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University. Anette King is a Research Programme Officer at the East Kent Hospitals Trust.
Reviews for Cultures of care: Biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germanies
"...a valuable addition for both academic and training debates about social policy in these three different environments." Auto/Biography "... an important and well-written book regarding comparative social policy research." European Journal of Social Work "... compelling and original ... Colleagues who are teaching social policy, research methods, or practice modules relating to adult services, on health and social care courses ... Read more