End points and starting points: some critical remarks on Janet Finch,Community care: developing non-sexist alternatives

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Finch, J. op. cit p.11.

Finch, J. op. cit p. 12, emphasis original.

Finch, J. op. cit p.14, emphasis original.

Finch, J. op. cit p.16.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Finch herself cites Land, H. (1978). 'Who cares for the family ?'. Journal of Social Policy, Vol. 7, pp.257-84 ; Finch, J. and Groves, D. (1980), 'Community care and the family: a case for equal opportunities?', Journal of Social Policy, Vol. 9, pp.486-511; Gardiner, J. (1981) 'Women, recession and the Tories', Marxism Today; Equal Opportunities Commission ( 1982a), Caring for the Elderly and Handicapped Manchester EOC; Finch, J. and Groves, D. (eds) (1983), A Labour of Love: Women, Work and Caring, London, RKP.

To these might be added Wilson, E. 'Women, the "Community" and the family'. In Walker, A. (ed) (1982) Community Care: The Family, the State and Social Policy Oxford, Blackwell/Martin Robertson, pp.40-55; Wilson, E. (1983) ' Feminism and Social Policy'. In Loney, M. Boswell, D. , and Clarke, J. (eds) Social Policy and Social Welfare, Milton Keynes, Open University Press pp.33-45.

Finch, J. op. cit p.11.

Ibid.

Ungerson, C. (1983), 'Why do Women Care'. In Finch, J. and Groves, D. ( 1983). See N.9.

Finch, J. op. cit p. 14.

The research referred to is being conducted by the care Networks Project at University College of North Wales, Bangor. I am very grateful to Dr. Clare Wenger for discussing these preliminary findings with me.

Finch, J. op. cit p.12.

Ibid.

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Graham H. (1983) 'Caring: a labour of love'. In Finch, J. and Groves, D. (eds) (1983) op. cit See Note 9.

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