The care crunch: changing work, families and welfare in Australia

Hancock, Linda 2002, The care crunch: changing work, families and welfare in Australia, Critical social policy, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 119-140.

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Title	The care crunch: changing work, families and welfare in Australia
Author(s)	Hancock, Linda
Journal name	Critical social policy
Volume number	22
Issue number	1
Start page	119
End page	140
Publisher	Critical Social Policy Ltd.
Place of publication	London, England
Publication date	2002-02
ISSN	0261-0183 1461-703X
Keyword(s)	Australia Gender contracts Risk Social policy Social protection
Summary	Structural shifts in labour markets and in households are impacting on the capacity of households and families to deal with risk. In Australia the post-Federation and post-war social settlement, based on the gendered assumptions underpinning the male breadwinner/female carer model, is no longer viable in an era of increasingly precarious employment, diverse family forms and deepening inequalities. Labour market and industrial relations changes, when combined with major demographic shifts such as divorce and population ageing, and increasing expectations for community care are contributing to a 'care crunch'. The article canvasses the challenge of developing a social risk protection framework that balances caring, work and quality of life.
Language	eng
Field of Research	160899 Sociology not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice	©2002, Critical Social Policy Ltd
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30001848

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	School of Social and International Studies

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