Inequalities of aging : paradoxes of independence in American home care /
Buch, Elana D.,
Inequalities of aging : paradoxes of independence in American home care / Elana D. Buch. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) - Anthropologies of American medicine : culture, power, and practice .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Generating Independence : Older Adults' Life Histories -- Inheriting Care : Home Care Workers' Lives -- Making Care Work : Training and Supervision in Home Care Agencies -- Embodying Inequality : Empathy and Hierarchy in Daily Care -- Independent Living : Housekeeping as Personkeeping -- Care Falls Apart : Turnover and the Limits of Independence.
"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 in the American home care industry and argues for the creation of a more sustainable system."--
9781479810147
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
Electronic Books.
RA645 / .I547 2018
Inequalities of aging : paradoxes of independence in American home care / Elana D. Buch. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) - Anthropologies of American medicine : culture, power, and practice .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Generating Independence : Older Adults' Life Histories -- Inheriting Care : Home Care Workers' Lives -- Making Care Work : Training and Supervision in Home Care Agencies -- Embodying Inequality : Empathy and Hierarchy in Daily Care -- Independent Living : Housekeeping as Personkeeping -- Care Falls Apart : Turnover and the Limits of Independence.
"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 in the American home care industry and argues for the creation of a more sustainable system."--
9781479810147
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
Electronic Books.
RA645 / .I547 2018