Invisible Care, Unequal Trajectories: University Student Caregivers in Italy

The caregiver’s invisible ledger tracks what no one else sees

I keep a ledger that no one else can see. It is not written in the notebook where I record medications and blood test results. This one lives quietly in my mind. Every day, I add new entries into it. Some of these include: the exact moment my mum winced but tried to hide it; the extra trip to the pharmacy I made before she woke up; and the way I held my breath while watching her walk from the bed to the chair. These are the entries that never ap…

Invisible Care, Unequal Trajectories: University Student Caregivers in Italy

This article investigates the experiences of university students who provide informal care to dependent family members in Italy, a population that remains largely overlooked in both sociological research and higher education policy. Drawing on qualitative data from focus groups conducted at th...