Inequalities of Aging : Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care /

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"Elana D. Buch's "Inequalities of Aging: Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care" focuses on the topic of American home care and explores various contradictions and points of tension within the industry. It also raises awareness of the problematic inequality that exists i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Buch, Elana D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Older people > Home care.
Home care services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Aged.
Vulnerable Populations.
Health Services for the Aged.
Home Care Services.
Home Health Aides.
Older people > Home care > United States.
Home care services > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Generating Independence : Older Adults' Life Histories
  • 2. Inheriting Care : Home Care Workers' Lives
  • 3. Making Care Work : Training and Supervision in Home Care Agencies
  • 4. Embodying Inequality : Empathy and Hierarchy in Daily Care
  • 5. Independent Living : Housekeeping as Personkeeping
  • 6. Care Falls Apart : Turnover and the Limits of Independence.

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