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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Buch, Elana D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Series:Anthropologies of American medicine.
Subjects:
Home care services > United States.
Older people > Home care > United States.
Older people.
Home Health Aides
Home Care Services
Health Services for the Aged
Vulnerable Populations
Aged
Soins à domicile > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Soins à domicile > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Older people
Home care services
Older people > Home care
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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