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The care crunch — changing work, families and welfare in Australia
Author(s)	Linda Hancock
Journal title	Critical Social Policy, issue 70, vol 22, no 1, February 2002
Pages	pp 119-140
Keywords	Household and family composition ; Informal care ; Employment ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; Australia.
Annotation	Structural shifts in labour and in households are having an impact on the capacity of households and families to deal with risk. In Australia, the post-Federation and post-war social settlement, based on the gendered assumptions underpinning the male breadwinner and female carer model, is no longer viable in an era of increasingly precarious employment, diverse family forms and deepening inequalities. Labour markets and industrial relations changes, when combined with major demographic shifts such as divorce and population ageing, and increasing expectations for community care, are contributing to a "care crunch". The article canvasses the challenge of developing a social risk protection framework that balances caring, work, and quality of life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020416234 A
Classmark	K7:SJ: P6: WJ: TY: TM2: 7YA
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