Cultures of Care: Biographies of Carers in Britain and the Two GermaniesThis book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'.The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance of informal networksuse separate analysis of 'lived' and 'told' life stories to highlight personal processes of continuity and change in meeting the challenge of caringlink individual caring strategies to the structural features of welfare societies. ·[vbTab]European comparative research creates opportunities for fresh thinking about social policy, showing best practice and piecing together the strengths of each system. The findings of this book underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to extend and change the parameters of comparative social policy beyond a fixation on social insurance. Cultures of care makes an important contribution to debates about the need to 'strengthen the social' and to build a creative sense of moral agency in welfare systems. It provides a valuable new resource for both academic teaching and the training of social professionals. |
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two West Germany the pull into the home | 23 |
three East Germany the push out of the home | 57 |
four Britain sitting on the doorstep १ | 91 |
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Cultures of Care: Biographies of Carers in Britain and the Two Germanies Chamberlayne, Prue,King, Annette No preview available - 2000 |
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