Who Cares? Motivations for Unregulated Child Care Use
| Autor: | Rhonda Breitkreuz, Kerryn Colen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Child care
business.industry 05 social sciences Family policy Context (language use) Public relations Focus group 0506 political science 050602 political science & public administration 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Issues. 39:4066-4088 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5481 0192-513X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0192513x18806025 |
| Popis: | This article explores the motivations for unregulated child care use within Canada. Using focus group data from 109 mothers, we analyze unregulated child care use within a policy context in which regulated child care is only available for 20% of preschool children. The key drivers for unregulated care were framed by participants as benefits: trust in a known caregiver with similar values, offered in a home-like environment. Importantly, one driver that was not seen as beneficial was the lack of affordable and accessible, regulated child care. Sometimes used as a last resort amid regulated child care shortages, unregulated care became the driver of how mothers organized their time. Within the constraints of a limited regulatory child care environment, we argue that Mathieu’s (2016) concept of demotherization is beyond the grasp of the majority of Canadian mothers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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