{"product_id":"caring-for-children-social-movements-and-public-policy-in-canada-hardback-9780774834285","title":"Caring for Children; Social Movements and Public Policy in Canada (Hardback) 9780774834285","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCaring for Children\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSocial Movements and Public Policy in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRachel Langford (Edited by), Susan Prentice (Edited by), Patrizia Albanese (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774834285\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 16 tables, 3 diagrams, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial inequality. Selective political attention. Insufficient funding and access. \u003cem\u003eCaring for Children \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the crisis in care for Canadian children and their caregivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCouched in the language of choice, government policies on the care of Canadian children over the past decade have favoured professional, nuclear families while doing little to assist children with the greatest needs, including those from low-income, immigrant, and Aboriginal families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the connections between services and programs, the contributors reveal how childcare, parental leave, informal care, live-in caregiver programs, and child tax benefits affect the well-being of Canadian children and their families. They draw on comparative examples from across Canada, documenting policy shifts and associated social movement responses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaring for Children\u003c\/em\u003e affirms the necessity of questioning political attitudes and arrangements, and asks what social movements can do to promote positive change in approaches to the care of children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Movements and Policies – The Troubles of Caring for Children \/ \u003cem\u003eSusan Prentice, Patrizia Albanese, and Rachel Langford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: The Canadian Policy Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 \u003cem\u003eMad Men\u003c\/em\u003e Social Policy: Families, Social Reproduction, and Childcare in a Conservative Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eKate Bezanson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Politics of Income Splitting, Sex Equality, and Sex Role Stereotypes: Caring for Children or Keeping Women in Their Place? \/ \u003cem\u003eKathleen A. Lahey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Changing Early Childhood Care and Learning for Aboriginal Children \/ \u003cem\u003eAngela Mashford-Pringle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Parental Leave, Class Inequalities, and \"Caring With\": An Ethics of Care Approach to Canadian Parental-Leave Policy \/ \u003cem\u003eAndrea Doucet and Lindsey McKay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Care Campaigns – Crossing Boundaries and Policy Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Taking Stock of Corporate Childcare in Alberta: Licensing Inspection Data in Not-for-Profit and Corporate Childcare Centres \/ \u003cem\u003eBrooke Richardson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Policy Making and Unlicensed Childcare: Lessons from Ontario \/ \u003cem\u003eMichal Perlman, Petr Varmuza, and Linda White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 The Crisis of Social Reproduction under Global Capitalism: Working-Class Women and Children in the Struggle for Universal Childcare \/ \u003cem\u003eRachel Rosen, Suzanne Baustad, and Merryn Edwards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Crossing Boundaries: In-Home Childcare and Migration in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Adamson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Nurturing Social Movement Intersectionality: Childcare Policy Advocacy in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eTammy Findlay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Moving Forward, Lessons Learned \/ \u003cem\u003ePatrizia Albanese, Susan Prentice, and Rachel Langford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531069944088,"sku":"9780774834285","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/caring-for-children-social-movements-and-public-policy-in-canada-hardback-9780774834285","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}