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The care crunch: changing work, families and welfare in Australia
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.
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Critical social policyVolume
22Issue
1Pagination
119 - 140Publisher
Critical Social PolicyLocation
London, EnglandISSN
0261-0183eISSN
1461-703XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, SAGE PublicationsUsage metrics
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