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This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need to 'care' and be 'cared for'. Philosophers, theologians, social theorists, economists, and professional caregivers to discuss the challenges of professional caregiving, analyzing how societies can promote relationships in which individuals can give and receive 'care'.

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Author:   A. González ,  C. Iffland
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9781349479566

ISBN 10:   134947956
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   01 May 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements A Note on the Social Trends Institute Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Challenges of 'Care'; Ana Marta González and Craig Iffland Theoretical Perspectives 1. The Completion of Care - With Implications for a Duty to Receive Care Graciously; Eva Feder Kittay 2. Carefree in Barcelona; David H. Smith 3. 'Moved by the Suffering of Others': Using Aristotelian Theory to Think about Care; Kim Redgrave 4. Social Contract Theory and Moral Agency: Understanding the Roots of an Uncaring Society; Melissa Moschella 5. Emotional Work and Care as Relationship: some Particularities and Consequences; Alejandro García Practical Perspectives 6. Socio-Economic Impact of the Work of the Home; M. Sophia Aguirre 7. Working in the ICU: A Study on the Normalization of Tension in Health Care Provision; Ambrogia Cereda 8. Professionalizing Care - a Necessary Irony? Some Implications of the 'Ethics of Care' for the Caring Professions and Informal Caring; Richard Hugman 9. Domestic Work: Judgments and Biases Regarding Mundane Tasks; María Pía Chirinos 10. The Moral Sense of Nursing Care; Mercedes Pérez 11. A Professional Perspective on End of Life Care; Carlos Centeno

Reviews

With an unusually strong introduction, Iffland and Gonzalez have organized a series of papers that affirm the perduring centrality of care in human life both for its survival and its flourishing. They distinguish between two forms of care 'caring about' and 'caring for' others. Within that framework, they examine the complexities of caregiving today, as undertaken reflexively in the setting of family and friends and increasingly under the auspices of external caregivers, both professional and non-professional. - William F. May, Emeritus Professor of Ethics, Southern Methodist University, USA; Former member of the Clinton Task Force on Health Care Reform and the President's Council on Bioethics Bringing together philosophical and sociological perspectives, this timely volume sets out to examine the very nature of care, both what it means to care for, care about and to receive care. Craig Iffland and Ana Marta Gonzalez's collection of essays strive to expose the moral underbelly and make transparent the invisible emotional heart in the giving and receiving of care. It does so successfully, pinning down the purpose of care and questioning how this translates in actual care environments whether that be in the domestic sphere or intensive care units in public or privately funded hospitals. - Catherine Theodosius, Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Brighton University, UK Care Professions and Globalization provides a robust examination of the nature, meaning, and ethics of care, lay and professional, across a range of settings and situations - medical, domestic, end-of-life. It meets a critical need. - Joseph E. Davis, Research Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia, USA

“This book provides a very comprehensive, enlightening, and informative account of the issues involved in the professional and informal spheres of caregiving. While I think it would be an interesting read for scholars in a variety of field and disciplines, I think it would be especially valuable to those in the professional spheres of direct caregiving, such as nursing and rehabilitation practitioners.” (Tanya M. Jansen, JICare Blog, jinterprofessionalc.blogspot.de, May, 2016)

Author Information

Maria Sophia Aguirre, Catholic University of America, USA Carlos Centeno, University of Navarra, Spain Ambrogia Cereda, Università del Sacro Cuore, Milan Ana Marta González, University of Navarra, Spain Craig Iffland, University of Notre Dame, USA Kim Redgrave, London Metropolitan University, UK Eva Kittay, Stony Brook University, USA David Smith, Yale University, USA Michael Slote, University of Miami, USA Melissa Moschella, Princeton University, USA Alejandro Garcia, University of Navarra, Spain Richard Hugman, University of New South Wales, Australia Mercedes Pérez, University of Navarra, Spain Maria Pia Chirinos, University of Piura, Peru

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