Cultures of care : biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germanies / [electronic resource]
Chamberlayne, Prue,author.
King, Annette,author.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CULTURES OF CARE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. West Germany the pull into the home; 3. East Germany the push out of the home; 4. Britain sitting on the doorstep; 5. Biography and caring; 6. Carers and the social world; 7. Conclusion caring as a political challenge; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Gestalt theory and the biographical method; Appendix 2: List of carers interviewed; Index.
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.
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