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Author Buch, Elana D., author.

Title Inequalities of aging : paradoxes of independence in American home care / Elana D. Buch
Published New York : New York University Press, [2018]
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages)
Series Anthropologies of American medicine : culture, power, and practice
Anthropologies of American medicine.
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
Summary "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."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject 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
elderly.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Older people
Home care services
Older people -- Home care
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781479810147
1479810142