Screen LibraryThe meaning of care : the social construction of care for elderly people /
"The Meaning of Care provides a multi-layered analysis and discussion of how we understand and construct care in everyday life, and the meanings it has for ourselves, our families, our relationships, our identities and our sense and understanding of society and of what is right and proper. Bern...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The Meaning of Care provides a multi-layered analysis and discussion of how we understand and construct care in everyday life, and the meanings it has for ourselves, our families, our relationships, our identities and our sense and understanding of society and of what is right and proper. Bernhard Weicht investigates the meaning of care in society through a vast range of social science literature and two empirical case studies, carried out in Austria and the United Kingdom. He uses a critical discourse analysis approach to identify and discuss the moral construction of care and the way in which people understand and make sense of their experiences, histories and emotions. Thematically led chapters on relationships, geographies of care, community, dependency and care markets explore several aspects of the meaning of care in detail. This work makes an original contribution to the discussion on the nature of care of ethics and its political potential." -- Publisher's description |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 248 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-238) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781137274939 113727493X |
| Index Number: | HV1451 |
| CLC: | C913.6 |
| Call Number: | C913.6/W416 |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Who Should Care? The Construction of Caring Relationships -- Where Should Care Be Given and Received? The Geographies of Care -- How Should Communities Care? Nostalgia and Longing for the Ideal -- Who Is Seen to Be Cared for? The Construction of the Care Receiver -- Buying and Selling Care? The Intrusion of Markets and Bureaucracy. |