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We often think of care as personal or intimate, and citzenship aspolitical and public. In Carefair, Paul Kershaw urges us toresist this private/public distinction, and makes a convincing case fortreating caregiving as a matter of citizenship that obliges andempowers everyone in society.
Carefair has its roots in the rise of "duty"discourses - in neoliberalism, communitarianism, the thrid way, socialconservatism, and feminism - that advocate renewed appreciation forobligations in civil society. The convergence of these discourses,Kershaw argues, signals the possibility for political compromise infavour of policies that will deter men from free-riding on female care.The author invites readers to rethink the role of care duties andentitlements in their daily lives, in public policy, and in debatesabout social inclusion. He provides a detailed blueprint for morepublic investment in work-family balance, and recommends amendments toCanadian parental leave, child care, and employment standards thatwould collectively form a caregiving framework analogous toworkfare.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Lamenting the Lazy Lavatory Syndrome: Political Theory, Policy,and Civic Virtue
2 The American ExpressTM Model of Citizenship: The Social LiberalTradition
3 The Celebrated Idiot: The Obliged Citizen
4 The Idiot's Acumen
5 Premature Celebration
6 Private Time for Social Inclusion
7 Carefair
8 The Politics of Time
9 From LEGOTM to Teeter-Totter: Social Investment in Work-LifeBalance
Notes
References
Index
