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Care and Social Integration in European Societies
Birgit Bir
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Description for Care and Social Integration in European Societies
Hardcover. This book provides an overview and comparative analyses of the arrangements for the care of children, disabled and older people in Europe, within the context of changing labour markets and welfare systems. Gender, family change, social integration and citizenship are all explored in a report based on original empirical, cross-national research. Editor(s): Pfau-Effinger, Birgit; Geissler, Birgit. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
This book provides invaluable descriptions and comparative analyses of the now complex and highly varied arrangements for the care of children, disabled and older people in Europe, set within the context of changing labour markets and welfare systems. It includes analyses of the modernisation of informal care and new forms of informal care, topics often neglected in the literature. Issues of gender, family change, social integration and citizenship are all explored in a series of chapters that report on original empirical, cross-national research. All contributors are high-ranking experts involved in the COST A13 Action Programme, funded by the ... Read more
This book provides invaluable descriptions and comparative analyses of the now complex and highly varied arrangements for the care of children, disabled and older people in Europe, set within the context of changing labour markets and welfare systems. It includes analyses of the modernisation of informal care and new forms of informal care, topics often neglected in the literature. Issues of gender, family change, social integration and citizenship are all explored in a series of chapters that report on original empirical, cross-national research. All contributors are high-ranking experts involved in the COST A13 Action Programme, funded by the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
599g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346049
SKU
V9781861346049
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Birgit Bir
Birgit Pfau-Effinger is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Globalisation and Governance Centre, University of Hamburg. She was working group co-ordinator of the COST A13 Action Programme, Changing Labour Markets, Welfare Policies and Citizenship. Birgit Geissler is Professor of Sociology of Work in the Department of Sociology, University of Bielefeld. Her research interests centre on women's labour market ... Read more
Reviews for Care and Social Integration in European Societies
... the book provides many intriguing insights. European Journal of Social Security A timely resource of comparative social policy research into gender and care. The book increases understanding of care policies in different welfare societies and provides new perspectives on assessing policy development. Annette King, Research and Development, East Kent Hospitals Trust