Forced to care : coercion and caregiving in America /

This title looks at the caregiving system in the US and compares it with slavery and other forms of forced labour. The book illuminates the source of contradictions between American beliefs about the value and importance of caring in a good society and the exploitation and devalued status of those w...

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Main Author:	Glenn, Evelyn Nakano
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Caregivers > United States. Home Nursing > trends. Caregivers. Home Care Services > trends. Social Conditions. Social Change. United States. Health and Fitness.