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Race and ethnicity

Poverty, ethnicity and caring

This paper considers the extent to which ethnicity is a factor in the ways in which families structure care of children and of disabled adults.

Written by:
Donald Hirsch et al.
Date published:

This paper:

  • considers the extent to which ethnicity is a factor in the ways in which families structure care of children and of disabled adults;
  • analyses how the resulting choices and opportunities influence and are influenced by poverty; and
  • explores how these relationships may vary over time and across different ethnic groups.
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