Care: Intersections of scales, inequalities and crises. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Williams, Fiona
• Other Names: Aulenbacher Brigitte guest-editor.; Lutz Helma guest-editor.; Riegraf Birgit guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Current sociology. Volume 66:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 547
• Page End: 561
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: Care -- environment -- ethics of care -- global crises of care -- global social justice -- intersectionality -- migrant care work -- migration and finance -- transnational political economy of care; Soin -- intersectionnalité -- économie politique transnationale des soins -- crise globale du soin -- environnement -- migration et finance -- justice sociale globale -- éthique du soin -- travail migrant du soin; Atención -- interseccionalidad -- economía política transnacional de los cuidados -- crisis global de los cuidados -- medio ambiente -- migración y rentas -- justicia social global -- ética de los cuidados -- trabajo de cuidados migrante; Sociology -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Social problems -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1177/0011392118765206
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0011-3921

Abstract

This article develops an understanding of how and why care is a central issue for personal relationships and for global sustainability and justice. Three approaches inform the synthetic analytical framework: intersectionality; the transnational political economy of care within the context of global crises of care, finance, environment and migration; and the ethics of care. The article applies these to an analysis that can account for the multidirectional dynamics of care from micro to meso to macro scales, as well as to the salient intersections of categories within each of these levels. It argues for a care-ethical approach to global social justice and sustainability that recognizes the centrality of care and interdependence to everyday life.