The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector

Haubner, Tine

Purpose**<br> In the context of a care crisis in Germany, care work done by volunteers is increasingly being semi-formalized by the state and used in professional care work contexts to relieve families and professionals. However, voluntary care has not yet been adequately studied from a care-specific perspective. This study examines in what way voluntary care can be considered decent care from a care-ethical and empirical perspective. </p> <p><title>Design/methodology/approach**<br> Considering findings of a qualitative interview study, the study examines the special features of voluntary care, addresses its socio-political expansion, and asks about the decency of voluntary care in elder care and social work. </p> <p><title>Findings**<br> Care work done by volunteers is a special kind of care work, which has advantages but also disadvantages regarding care-ethical requirements of decent care. The study examines under which conditions voluntary care violates these requirements and how this can be countered in socio-political terms. </p> <p><title>Originality/value**<br> Voluntary care is an under-researched phenomenon despite its increasing socio-political importance. While its state-led expansion can informalize and deprofessionalize care work at the expense of users, professionals, and volunteers, its analysis can help to illuminate the preconditions for decent care. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Erscheinungsjahr</div> <div class="col-md-9"><span>2022</span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Zeitschriftentitel</div> <div class="col-md-9"><span>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Band</div> <div class="col-md-9"><span>43</span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Ausgabe</div> <div class="col-md-9"><span>7/8</span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Seite(n)</div> <div class="col-md-9"><span>727-739</span></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">ISSN</div> <div class="col-md-9">0144-333X</div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3">Page URI</div> <div class="col-md-9"> https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2989063 </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12">  <div id="citethis" class="anchor"> <h2 id="cite">Zitieren</h2> <ul class="nav nav-tabs"> <li class="active"><a href="#ama" data-toggle="tab">AMA</a></li> <li ><a href="#apa" data-toggle="tab">APA (6th ed.)</a></li> <li ><a href="#chicago" data-toggle="tab">Chicago</a></li> <li ><a href="#frontiers" data-toggle="tab">Frontiers</a></li> <li ><a href="#harvard1" data-toggle="tab">Harvard</a></li> <li ><a href="#ieee" data-toggle="tab">IEEE</a></li> <li ><a href="#lncs" data-toggle="tab">LNCS</a></li> <li ><a href="#mla" data-toggle="tab">MLA</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div id="ama" class="tab-pane active cmark">Haubner T. The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector. <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em>. 2022;43(7/8):727-739.</div> <div id="apa" class="tab-pane cmark">Haubner, T. (2022). The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector. <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em>, <em>43</em>(7/8), 727-739. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-01-2022-0012" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-01-2022-0012</a></div> <div id="chicago" class="tab-pane cmark"><div style="text-indent:-25px; padding-left:25px;padding-bottom:0px;">Haubner, Tine. 2022. “The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector”. <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em> 43 (7/8): 727-739.</div></div> <div id="frontiers" class="tab-pane cmark">Haubner, T. (2022). The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector. <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em> 43, 727-739.</div> <div id="harvard1" class="tab-pane cmark">Haubner, T., 2022. The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector. <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em>, 43(7/8), p 727-739.</div> <div id="ieee" class="tab-pane cmark"> T. Haubner, “The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector”, <em>International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy</em>, vol. 43, 2022, pp. 727-739.</div> <div id="lncs" class="tab-pane cmark"> Haubner, T.: The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector. 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The rationality of voluntary care work: light and shadow of volunteering in Germany's care sector