pt. I. Paid care work. On the clock, off the radar: paid care work in the United States / Mignon Duffy, Amy Armenia, and Clare L. Stacey
Beyond outsourcing: paid care work in historical perspective / Mignon Duffy
pt. II. Contexts of care. The best of both worlds? How direct care workers perceive home health agencies and long-term-care institutions / Kim Price-Glynn and Carter Rakovski
The business of caring: women's self-employment and the marketization of care / Nickela Anderson and Karen D. Hughes
Are frontline healthcare jobs "good" jobs? Examining job quality across occupations and healthcare settings / Janette S. Dill
Orienting end-of-life care: the hidden value of Hospice home visits / Cindy L. Cain
pt. III. Hazards of care. The health hazards of health care: physical and psychosocial stressors in paid care work / Alicia Kurowski, Jon Boyer, and Laura Punnett
When the home Is a workplace: promoting health and safety for a vulnerable workforce / Pia Markkanen, Margaret Quinn, and Susan Sama
Part of the job? Workplace violence and social services / Jennifer Zelnick
Double isolation: immigrants and older adult care work in Canada / Ivy Bourgeault
pt. IV. Identities and meaning making. The caring professional? Nurse practitioners, social work, and the performance of expertise / LaTonya J. Trotter
Building a professional identity: boundary work and meaning making among West African immigrant nurses / Fumilayo Showers
Ethnic logics: race and ethnicity in nanny employment / Cameron Lynne Macdonald
Caring or catering? Emotions, autonomy, and subordination in lifestyle work / Rachel Sherman
pt. V. Work and family. Low-wage care workers: extended family as a strategy for survival / Naomi Gerstel and Dan Clawson
"It's like a family": caring labor, exploitation, and race in nursing homes / Lisa Dodson and Rebekah M. Zincavage
Caught between love and money: the experiences of paid family caregivers / Clare L. Stacey and Lindsey L. Ayers
Paying family caregivers: parental leave and gender equality in Sweden / Mary K. Zimmerman
pt. VI. Paths to change. For children and self: understanding collective action among early childhood educators / Clare Hammonds
Creating expertise and autonomy: family day care providers' attitudes toward professionalization / Amy Armenia
Building a movement of caring selves: organizing direct care workers / Deborah L. Little
Healthy diversity: promoting a diverse healthcare work force through innovative partnerships / Michelle C. Haynes, Meg A. Bond, Robin A. Toof, Teresa Shroll, and Michelle D. Holmberg
Building meaningful career lattices: direct care workers in long-term care / Jennifer Craft Morgan and Brandy Farrar
Making paid care work / Mignon Duffy, Clare L. Stacey, and Amy Armenia.