When you care : the unexpected magic of caring for others

9781982169275

First Gallery Books hardcover edition

viii, 303 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-303)

Part one: Looking out. Breaking the glass doors: Building a feminism of care ; Social housekeepers: When women embraced care ; A new man: On the rise of male caregivers and how care changes men ; Love and money: The economic and social might of care
Part two: Looking within. Survival of the most sympathetic: rediscovering Charles Darwin and our instinct to care ; The feeling is mutual: How caring for others can better our minds and bodies ; A philosophy of care: Through caregiving, we can encounter big questions, and big answers ; When revelation takes place at home: Care's spiritual potential and why it's so easy to ignore

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