Working and Caring for a Child with Chronic Illness: Disconnected and Doing It All

Vickers, M.

Using an innovative, action research approach, Vickers explores the lives of women who work full time while caring for a child with significant chronic illness or disability. She demonstrates that such women can be disconnected from those around them, unsupported and overwhelmed with responsibility at home and work.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349546510

DOI: 10.1057/9780230505902

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 225