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Care and social integration in European societies

Birgit Pfau-Effinger editor Birgit Geissler editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Policy Press

Published:7th Sep '05

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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 European Union. Care and social integration in European societies is essential reading for social policy and sociology academics, particularly those who are interested in comparative policy analysis, gender, labour markets and families. It is also recommended reading for graduate level students in these fields and policy makers, for whom the book provides a unique resource on the latest European developments in this critical policy area.

" ... 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

ISBN: 9781861346049

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336 pages