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Gender and Community Care
Joan Orme
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Description for Gender and Community Care
Paperback. This text draws on feminist literature and research into community care policy and practice to provide an overview of the influence of, and attention to, gender. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Are there differences in the way that men and women care? Are the care needs of women and men perceived as being different? What do we mean by community? Is being cared for always a positive experience? How can social workers and social care workers work positively with individual differences?
Much has been written about both the formal and informal provision of community care, and women's role within this. However, less attention has been paid to the users of community care services. Usually described in terms of being old, disabled, or experiencing mental health problems, service users are assumed ... Read more
Are there differences in the way that men and women care? Are the care needs of women and men perceived as being different? What do we mean by community? Is being cared for always a positive experience? How can social workers and social care workers work positively with individual differences?
Much has been written about both the formal and informal provision of community care, and women's role within this. However, less attention has been paid to the users of community care services. Usually described in terms of being old, disabled, or experiencing mental health problems, service users are assumed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333619896
SKU
V9780333619896
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Ref
99-1
About Joan Orme
JOAN ORME is Chair in Social Work Studies at the University of Glasgow. She has over 20 years experience of teaching on social work courses, and she has extensively researched and written on the changes brought about by community care reforms. She is particularly interested in the contribution that feminist theory makes to social work. She is the co-author, with ... Read more
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