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Journal Article
Lifting the Burden of Women's Care Work: Should Robots Replace the \Human Touch\?
2010
Overview
This paper treats the political and ethical issues associated with the new caretaking technologies. Given the number of feminists who have raised serious concerns about the future of care work in the United States, and who have been critical of the degree to which society \"free rides\" on women's caretaking labor, I consider whether technology may provide a solution to this problem. Certainly, if we can create machines and robots to take on particular tasks, we may lighten the care burden that women currently face, much of which is heavy and repetitious, and which results in injury and care \"burnout\" for many ferrude caretakers. Yet, in some contexts, I argue that hightech robotic care may undermine social rehtionships, cutting individuals off from the possibility of social connectedness with others.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc,Wiley Subscription Services,Cambridge University Press
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