Creating Caring Institutions: Politics, Plurality, and Purpose

How do we know which institutions provide good care? Some scholars argue that the best way to think about care institutions is to model them upon the family or the market. This paper argues, on the contrary, that when we make explicit some background conditions of good family care, we can apply what...

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Published inEthics and social welfare Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 158 - 171
Main Author Tronto, Joan C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Care
Ethic of Care
Families & family life
Family
Health care
Institutional Care
Market
Markets
Needs
Particularity
Paternalism
Plurality
Political Space
Politics
Power
Purpose
Welfare
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Summary:How do we know which institutions provide good care? Some scholars argue that the best way to think about care institutions is to model them upon the family or the market. This paper argues, on the contrary, that when we make explicit some background conditions of good family care, we can apply what we know to better institutionalized caring. After considering elements of bad and good care, from an institutional perspective, the paper argues that good care in an institutional context has three central foci: the purpose of care, a recognition of power relations, and the need for pluralistic, particular tailoring of care to meet individuals' needs. These elements further require political space within institutions to address such concerns.
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ISSN:1749-6535
1749-6543
DOI:10.1080/17496535.2010.484259