Re-Thinking Children's Care

By: Brannen

Children's care in the 21st century is increasingly a public issue as well as parents' private concern. A limited vision of children as the responsibility of mothers held sway in Britain long after mothers joined the workforce. Formal childcare is now growing but in the context of care work continuing to be low qualified and low status. A dearth of care looms large as Britain rapidly turns into an overworked society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335209874
• ISBN13: 9780335209873
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 8.4"