Combining paid work and family care : Policies and experiences in international perspective


Teppo. Kröger
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Medvirkende
Utgitt
Bristol : Policy Press , 2013
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1 online resource (265 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Combining paid work and family care; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Reconciling work and care: an international analysis; Introduction; The book's rationale; The growing significance of work-care reconciliation; The background and structure of the book; 2. The emergence of policy supporting working carers: developments in six countries; Introduction; Development of public policy on carers; Services available to carers; Financial support available to carers; Carers' rights and entitlements in employment. - 6. Parent-carers of disabled children in Finland and Sweden: socially excluded by a labour of love?Introduction; Current trends in Finnish and Swedish disability policy; Parent-carers' experiences of combining work and care in Finland and Sweden; Discussion; 7. Reconciling work and care for parent-carers of disabled children in Australia and England: uncertain progress; Introduction; Prevalence of disability among children and their families' financial circumstances; Services and support for families with sick or disabled children; Reconciliation of paid work and family life. - 9. Reconciling partner-care and paid work in Finland and Sweden: challenges and coping strategies. - Carers of older people: characteristics, activities and living arrangementsWork-care reconciliation issues; Policy developments in the 2000s; Conclusion; 5. Struggling for recognition: working carers of older people in Japan and Taiwan; Introduction; Definitions and support for working carers of older people; Work-care reconciliation in the Japanese and Taiwanese employment systems; Real-life experiences of working carers of older people; Caring for older people in East Asian contexts: unfinished reforms?; Part Two: Working parent-carers of disabled children. - Future directions for parent-carers in Australia and England8. Parent-carers in Taiwan and Japan: lifelong caring responsibilities within a familistic welfare system; Introduction; Family care responsibilities in Taiwan and Japan; Social services available for disabled children in Taiwan and Japan; How do mothers reconcile paid work with caring for a disabled child?; The intertwining of policy, culture and society in Taiwan and Japan; Discussion: comparative analysis and policy significance; Part Three: Working partner-carers. - Voluntary organisations supporting carersPolicy variations; Paert one: Working carers of older people; 3. Family rediscovered? Working carers of older people in Finland and Sweden; Introduction; Employment and care responsibilities; Employment legislation and payments to working carers; Everyday life experiences of working carers of older people; Conclusions; 4. Working carers of older people: steps towards securing adequate support in Australia and England?; Introduction; The care of older people in Australia and England. - Highlighting what can be learned from individual experiences, the book analyses the changing welfare and labour market policies which shape the lives of working carers in Finland, Sweden, Australia, England, Japan and Taiwan.
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9781447306818

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