Caring on the Clock: The Complexities and Contradictions of Paid Care Work

Book Overview

A nurse inserts an I.V. A personal care attendant helps a quadriplegic bathe and get dressed. A nanny reads a bedtime story to soothe a child to sleep. Every day, workers like these provide critical support to some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Caring on the Clock provides a wealth of insight into these workers, who take care of our most fundamental needs, often at risk to their own economic and physical well-being. Caring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813563119
• ISBN13: 9780813563114
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary