Fobbing care work unto ”the other” - what daily press reporting shows

Authors

  • Sandra Torres Uppsala Univerity

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37062/sf.54.18229

Keywords:

elderly care, migrant care workers, media representations

Abstract

Population ageing and international migration are two of the most significant challenges that Sweden is facing today. These – combined with the scholarly debate on the ethics-of-care that notions such as ‘caring democracies’ have re-ignited – raise questions about how media representations of elderly care and migration are shaped. This research note gives insight into how care, and migrant care workers, are regarded in one of the world’s most egalitarian societies. In doing so, it suggests that the intersection between population ageing and international migration is an abundant source of information about societies’ moral compasses.

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Published

2017-12-20

How to Cite

Torres, Sandra. 2017. “Fobbing Care Work Unto ”the other” - What Daily Press Reporting Shows”. Sociologisk Forskning 54 (4):319-22. https://doi.org/10.37062/sf.54.18229.

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 4 (2017): Look at what’s happening in Sweden

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