Care in Everyday Life: An Ethic of Care in Practice - Softcover

Barnes, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847428223 ISBN 13: 9781847428226

Publisher: Policy Press, 2012

Synopsis

The essential idea of care in health and social policy has recently been swept aside as governments increasingly focus on freedom of choice in health and social services. In this wide-ranging book, Marian Barnes attempts to restore care as a fundamental value in private lives and public policy. Applying feminist ethics to topics such as well-being, social justice, and the ways we relate to one another and the places in which we live, she examines the public debate on care in social policy. Both accessible and broad, Care in Everyday Life reintroduces a much-needed humanitarian perspective on the policies and practices that affect so many people.

About this title

About the Author:

Marian Barnes is professor emeritus of social policy at the University of Brighton.

Review:

“In this wide-ranging analysis of various locales where feminists have applied an ethic of care, Barnes convincingly shows the centrality of care in understanding human life and social policy.” (Joan C. Tronto, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2012-03-08)

“Barnes packs a persuasive message in her latest text: care is hard to do. . . . Strengths of this book include plentiful examples from the author’s and others’ research, her careful attention to social justice and global perspectives, and long experience writing about this topic.” (J. C. Altman, Adelphi University Choice)

“It is fascinating for those of us who have participated in the development of care ethics as moral theory, whilst being relatively unfamiliar with day-to-day practice in social work, socially provided care of the disabled, and the like, to see how the theory plays out in an area of application such as that described by Barnes.”  (Journal of Social Policy)

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1847428223
• ISBN 13: 9781847428226
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224