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Carol Baines P. Evans and S. Neysmith (eds.). Women's Caring. Feminist Perspectives on Welfare. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1991, pp. 310.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Chantal Maillé
Affiliation:
Institut Simone de Beauvoir, Université Concordia.

Abstract

This book examines many aspects of “caring” from a feminist perspective. The authors analyse caring, and the roles that women play within this sphere, in relation to certain socio-economic dimensions particular to women in Canadian society which comprise the cornerstone of the current methodology developed. The eight authors, in turn, each cast original light on the principal theme and the variety of subjects covered makes this publication a pivotal work in the thought and study of women and the taking of responsibility for dependent adults in the family. By questioning the foundations upon which the caring practices of Canadian society rest, the authors lay the groundwork for a critical knowledge which will contribute, in the end, to a greater measure of equality between the sexes. This high quality work is also easily accessible and will interest people who study, teach and work in fields related to the sphere of caregiving.

Type
Book Reviews/Comptes Rendus
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1993

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