Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes
Flexible Boundaries
$86.99
- Paperback
146 pages
- Release Date
18 July 2023
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has made unpaid care more visible through its absence, while also increasing the need for it.
Drawing on a range of research projects covering Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the US, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed by residents, relatives, volunteers and staff in nursing homes.
It demonstrates how boundaries between paid and unpaid work are flexible, varying considerably with conditions, time, pla…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447366164 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1447366166 |
| Author: | Hugh Armstrong, Susan Braedley, Jacqueline Choiniere, Janna Klostermann, Ruth Lowndes, Christine Streeter, James Struthers, Marta Szebehely, Petra Ulmanen, Gudmund Ågotnes |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Policy Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 146 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Transforming Care |
Critics Review
“This groundbreaking study of unpaid care - defined as work, labour and/or love - provides a much-needed challenge to neoliberalism’s assumption that care consists of packages of time-limited, unskilled tasks.” Hilary Land, University of Bristol
Hugh Armstrong
Pat Armstrong is Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at York University, Canada.
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