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Comparative configurations of care work across Europe

Lyon, Dawn, Glucksmann, Miriam (2008) Comparative configurations of care work across Europe. Sociology-the Journal of the British Sociological Association, 42 (1). pp. 101-118. ISSN 0038-0385. (doi:10.1177/0038038507084827) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:15505)

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Abstract

The activity of work takes place in a variety of socio-economic relations, shifting over time across the boundaries between different sectors of employment (public, private, not-for-profit or voluntary) and forms of unpaid work (domestic, community, voluntary). Taking the social care work of older people as a research probe, this article explores linkages between paid and unpaid work across key forms of provision (public sector, market, family/household and voluntary sector). We analyse the relative importance of the different providers of elder care in four European countries in order to highlight the relationship and interactions between paid and unpaid modes of care work. As well as revealing contrasting national configurations, our findings show clear interconnections between work undertaken in differing socioeconomic modes, such that what goes on in one sector impacts upon what goes on in another. Building on a 'total social organization of labour' framework, this analysis of a specific field develops further an approach that may also be deployed elsewhere.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/0038038507084827
Uncontrolled keywords: care work; elder care; employment; Italy; the Netherlands; total social organization of labour; Sweden; United Kingdom; work
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Dawn Lyon
Date Deposited: 10 Sep 2009 10:23 UTC
Last Modified: 20 Jan 2022 14:37 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/15505 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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