TY - JOUR
T1 - Class and career choice : motivations, aspirations, identity and mobility for women in paid caring work
AU - Huppatz, Kate Elizabeth
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This article explores the significance of class for women’s participation in paid care work. It draws on in-depth interviews with female nurses and social workers in order to understand what motivates women to pursue paid caring careers. Using the theoretical tools of Bourdieu, this article explores the career motivations, mobility experiences and aspirations of differently classed nurses and social workers. The research reveals some significant differences between the women who self-identify as coming from working-class backgrounds and those who self-identify as coming from middle-class backgrounds. The article therefore provides a gender/class analysis of women’s participation in the paid caring field and moves beyond gender analyses of caring work.
AB - This article explores the significance of class for women’s participation in paid care work. It draws on in-depth interviews with female nurses and social workers in order to understand what motivates women to pursue paid caring careers. Using the theoretical tools of Bourdieu, this article explores the career motivations, mobility experiences and aspirations of differently classed nurses and social workers. The research reveals some significant differences between the women who self-identify as coming from working-class backgrounds and those who self-identify as coming from middle-class backgrounds. The article therefore provides a gender/class analysis of women’s participation in the paid caring field and moves beyond gender analyses of caring work.
KW - social classes
KW - women
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/505199
U2 - 10.1177/1440783309351770
DO - 10.1177/1440783309351770
M3 - Article
SN - 1440-7833
VL - 46
SP - 115
EP - 132
JO - Journal of Sociology
JF - Journal of Sociology
IS - 2
ER -