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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460507103321

Autore

Ulsperger Jason S.

Titolo

Elder care catastrophe : rituals of abuse in nursing homes, and what you can do about it / / Jason S. Ulsperger and J. David Knottnerus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-26064-3

1-317-26063-5

1-315-63497-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Sociological Imagination

Altri autori (Persone)

KnottnerusJ. David

Disciplina

362.16

Soggetti

Nursing home care

Nursing home patients - Abuse of

Older people - Nursing home care

Older people - Abuse of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2011 by Paradigm Publishers"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Just Wanting to Die; 2 Bureaucracy and Rituals in Everyday Life; 3 A History of Nursing Homes; 4 Rules over Compassion; 5 Products Not People; 6 Tranquilizing the Troublemakers; 7 I'm No Baby; 8 Alternatives to Bureaucracy in Nursing Homes; 9 The Bureaucratic Boom: Are There Other Options?; Appendix 1 Research Methods; Appendix 2 A Brief Guide for Nursing Home Selection; References; Index; About the Authors