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UNINA9910812740003321 |
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Titolo |
Coming to care : the work and family lives of workers caring for vulnerable children / / Julia Brannen ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bristol, UK, : Policy Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4473-0188-9 |
1-281-74167-1 |
9786611741679 |
1-84742-243-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Child care workers - Great Britain |
Child care services - Great Britain |
Children - Institutional care - Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2022). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Setting the scene -- The study -- The origins of a care ethic in care workers' childhoods -- Entering care work with vulnerable children -- Care workers' careers and identities : change and continuity -- What do vulnerable children need? Understandings of care -- Experiences of care work -- Leavers, movers and stayers -- Managing care work and family life -- Conclusions and policy implications. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides fascinating insights into the factors that influence why people enter and leave care work, their motivations, understandings and experiences of their work and intersection of it with their family lives. |
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