Preferred term
Care work
Type
Type of entity- Descriptor
Broader concept
Broader conceptNarrower concepts
Narrower concepts.Entry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Reproductive work
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- In the broadest sense, all activities that have to do with the care, nursing and support of people in need of help; it includes traditional gainful employment in the fields of nursing or education as well as voluntary or neighborly help activities and care and housework performed within the family.
UseInsteadNote
The note consists of a blank node. It contains a rdfs:value literal which designates the aspect and a rdfs:seeAlso link to the concept which should be used instead.In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.German
- Care-Arbeit
- Familienarbeit
- Reproduktionsarbeit
- Sorgearbeit
URI
http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/30532-5