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Care Justice: Reframing Public Policy, Elevating Care Work

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Availability:In StockContributor:Nancy R. HooymanSeries:Aging and SocietyPublish date:2024-08-27Pages:250
Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781032329987ISBN-10:103232998XUPC:9781032329987Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gerontology, Social Work, SociologySize:9.69 x 6.85 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCH92XWFS0

This book develops a care justice framework to critique and disrupt current policies and reframe a policy blueprint for a just organization of care for unpaid family caregivers and underpaid home care workers assisting older adults. In doing so, Hooyman invites readers to envision a society that values the essential work of care.

Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781032329987ISBN-10:103232998XUPC:9781032329987Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Gerontology, Social Work, SociologySize:9.69 x 6.85 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCH92XWFS0

Nancy R. Hooyman is the Hooyman Professor of Gerontology and Dean Emeritus in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Her scholar- ship explores gerontological and women's issues, including multigenerational policy and practice, gender inequities in family caregiving, feminist gerontology, loss and grief, and gerontological curricular change. She is co-author of the influential textbooks Living Through Loss: Interventions Across the Life Span (2nd edition, 2021); Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (10th edition, 2017); Aging Matters: An Introduction to Social Gerontology (2014); Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice (1995); and Taking Care of Aging Family Members: A Practical Guide (1993). She is a member of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Education, the Council on Social Work Education, and the Gerontological Society of America.


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