After work : a history of the home and the fight for free time
Hester, Helen, 1983-2023
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When we think about work, we still tend to think about offices and factories. Missing from the picture are hospitals and homes - the places where care work takes place. We hear often about the crisis of work - precarious jobs, zero hours contracts, outsourcing and automation - but thinking about work through the lens of care gives these problems a whole new perspective. In this groundbreaking work, Hester and Srnicek argue that not only is there a crisis of work, there is also a crisis of reproduction - an ageing population means an increasing dependency ratio, years of austerity measures cutting back on social reproduction elements of the welfare state, private provision failing, and fewer people available to do unpaid work with more women in the workforce and retirement ages rising.
Main title:
After work : a history of the home and the fight for free time / Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek.
Author:
Hester, Helen, 1983-, authorSrnicek, Nick, author
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2023.
Collation:
282 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781786633071 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Related title:
After Work [electronic resource] : A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time
BRN:
2379353
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