Carefair: Rethinking the Responsibilities and Rights of Citizenship
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Carefair: Rethinking the Responsibilities and Rights of Citizenship
Carefair: Rethinking the Responsibilities and Rights of Citizenship

Carefair: Rethinking the Responsibilities and Rights of Citizenship

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Paul Kershaw (Author)  

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We often think of care as personal or intimate, and citzenship aspolitical and public. In Carefair, Paul Kershaw urges us toresist this private/public distinction, and makes a convincing case fortreating caregiving as a matter of citizenship that obliges andempowers everyone in society. Carefair has its roots in the rise of "duty"discourses - in neoliberalism, communitarianism, the thrid way, socialconservatism, and feminism - that advocate renewed appreciation forobligations in civil society. The convergence of these discourses,Kershaw argues, signals the possibility for political compromise infavour of policies that will deter men from free-riding on female care.The author invites readers to rethink the role of care duties andentitlements in their daily lives, in public policy, and in debatesabout social inclusion. He provides a detailed blueprint for morepublic investment in work-family balance, and recommends amendments toCanadian parental leave, child care, and employment standards thatwould collectively form a caregiving framework analogous toworkfare.
Paul Kershaw is a professor in the Faculty of GraduateStudies at the University of British Columbia and a faculty member inthe Human Early Learning Partnership.
  • Contributor: Paul Kershaw
  • Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
  • ISBN13: 9780774811606
  • Number of Pages: 228
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Packaged Weight: 440
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
  • Release Date: 2006-05-13
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Paul Kershaw is a professor in the Faculty of GraduateStudies at the University of British Columbia and a faculty member inthe Human Early Learning Partnership.

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