Care Communities versus Human Infrastructure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12411542 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Talia Schaffer (0000-0001-8168-5117, CUNY School of Law, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 441-446 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Victorian Literature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-1503 • E-ISSN: 1470-1553 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1060150323000931 |
| OpenAlex | W4404086122 |
| Language | EN |
Victorian assumptions about care infrastructure differed profoundly from our own. Accustomed to local care communities, Victorian writers like Charles Dickens and Samuel Richard Bosanquet resisted the advent of standardized, centralized, institutional care for the poor and sick. While they acknowledged the need for widespread help, they fought to provide care through personal charity based on intimate knowledge, not governmental edict. Comparing their care infrastructure with ours can help remind us of the risks of institutional indifference and the value of care relations
Business · Environmental planning · Geography · Healthcare innovation and challenges
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |