基本説明
Using an innovative, action research approach, Vickers explores the lives of women who work full time while caring for a child with significant chronic illness or disability.
Full Description
Using an innovative, action research approach, Vickers explores the lives of women who work full time while caring for a child with significant chronic illness or disability. She demonstrates that such women can be disconnected from those around them, unsupported and overwhelmed with responsibility at home and work.
Contents
PART I: A PROBLEM IN THE SPOTLIGHT Prologue: Their Story: 'No-one ever asked about me before..' Introduction Caring and Working as Work-Home Conflict A Useful Research Design PART II: ACKNOWLEDGING THE ANGUISH Unacknowledged Grief Cruelty and Indifference Clayton's Support PART III: ENABLING SURVIVAL Working and Caring Survival, Meaning and Action Epilogue: Creating a New Story? APPENDIX: 14 Fictional Vignettes References Index