Abstract
The professionalization of care is a growing tendency, especially in the past few decades. The idea that people being cared for should receive the attention of professionals and specialists, rather than the care traditionally offered by family members or amateurs, seems to have become firmly entrenched in the thinking of contemporary society. This trend, along with the cultural assumption of the necessity of professionalizing care, reflect some of the tensions and paradoxes, as well as a particular kind of ambivalence, that has been created by the processes of modernization in our societies. For this reason, it will be helpful to first carefully outline the historical process in which the demand for professional assistance has become so marked.
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García, A. (2014). Emotional Work and Care as Relationship: Some Particularities and Consequences. In: González, A.M., Iffland, C. (eds) Care Professions and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137376480_6
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