Care Work in Europe
Subtitle: Current Understandings and Future Directions
Contributors: Moss, Peter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780203945629; 9781280954795
Subjects: Human services
Description: This groundbreaking comparative study provides a cross-national and cross-sectoral study of care work in Europe today, covering policy, provision and practice. It provokes much-needed new thinking about the current situation and future direction of care work.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Context and methods; 2 The care workforce: Structure, profile and work conditions; 3 What is care work about?: Understandings and practices; 4 Education and competence for care work; 5 Gender issues for male and female care workers; 6 Quality of employment and job satisfaction; 7 Conclusions, questions and implications; Notes; References; Index.