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Inequalities of aging : paradoxes of independence in American home care / Elana D. Buch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New York : New York University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781479810147
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RA645 .I547 2018
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Contents:
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.
Subject: "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."--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction RA645.35 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available on1043948539

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."--

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