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UNINA9910457227103321 |
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Autore |
Stacey Clare L (Clare Louise), <1973-> |
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Titolo |
The caring self [[electronic resource] ] : the work experiences of home care aides / / Clare L. Stacey |
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Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-8014-6332-7 |
0-8014-6331-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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The culture and politics of health care work |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Home health aides - United States |
Home care services - Social aspects - United States |
Home care services - United States - Psychological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : on the front lines of care -- The costs of caring -- Doing the dirty work : the physical and emotional labor of home care -- The rewards of caring -- Organizing home care -- Conclusion : improving the conditions of paid caregiving. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately 1.7 million home health aides and personal and home care aides in the United States as of 2008. These home care aides are rapidly becoming the backbone of America's system of long-term care, and their numbers continue to grow. Often referred to as frontline care providers or direct care workers, home care aides-disproportionately women of color-bathe, feed, and offer companionship to the elderly and disabled in the context of the home. In The Caring Self, Clare L. Stacey draws on observations of and interviews with aides working in Ohio and California to explore the physical and emotional labor associated with the care of others.Aides experience material hardships-most work for minimum wage, and the services they provide are denigrated as unskilled labor-and find themselves negotiating social norms and affective rules associated with both family and work. This has negative implications for workers who struggle to establish clear limits on their |
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