Care Anthropology / Anthropology of Caring

 Welcome to our Module entitled Migration: Global Care Chains.  So far, we have examined how care creates kinship, circulates through gifts and reciprocity, and contributes to social reproduction. This week, we expand our perspective beyond individual households and communities. We ask what happens when care crosses national borders—and when one family’s solution to its care needs creates a care gap elsewhere. 🎯 Learning Goals By the end of this module, you should be able to:  define " migration " and  "global care chain ";  trace how paid and unpaid care are connected across households and countries;  explain how migration can be an act of care while also producing separation and loss;  apply the concepts of " remittances ", " reciprocity ", " social reproduction "   and care as a " commodity " to migrant care work;   identify how " gender ", " race ", " class " and " global inequality ...

Welcome to the module on gender and care in Transforming Lives through Care.  In previous modules, we explored care through kinship, gifts, more-than-human relationships, and embodied practice. This week we turn to one of the most important questions in the anthropology of care: Why is care so often women's work? Across much of the world, women perform most childcare, housework, emotional labour, and care for older relatives. Yet this pattern is neither universal nor inevitable. Anthropologists ask how different societies organise care, how ideas about femininity and masculinity shape expectations, and why caring labour is often undervalued. In this module, we use the concept of gender to examine how care is distributed and experienced.     🎯 Learning Goals Define gender as a social and cultural concept. Explain how caring responsibilities are often distributed along gendered lines. Understand how ...