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The Rationality of Caring

Waerness, Kari·1984·Economic and Industrial Democracy
DOI 10.1177/0143831x8452003
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In order to find better models for caregiving work, an analysis of the concept of caring is developed in this article. The focus is on caring for dependents and it is argued that this kind of caring, typically a responsibility for women, is based on a specific kind of rationality. 'Rationality of caring' is different from scientific rationality which is aimed at controlling the environment. It also transcends the categories of rationality and instrumentality as opposed to emotions and expressiveness. It is suggested that the search for new models of organizing the public care system must pay attention to the specific qualities inherent in caregiving work.

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Authors
Waerness, K.
Venue
Economic and Industrial Democracy
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1984-05
Volume
5
Issue
2
Pages
185-211
ISSN
  • 0143-831X (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7099
DOI
10.1177/0143831x8452003
OpenAlex
W2108347508
Cited by
353
References
28
FWCI
5.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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