The Culture of long term care

Description:

This is the only collection of its kind to offer an inside view of life and work in contemporary nursing homes with the purpose of developing a theory of the culture of long term care. The anthropological research in nursing homes presented here produces a seldom seen "native view" of patients, staff, and the day-to-day workings of American nursing homes. The use of ethnographic methods penetrates the reality barriers found in industry descriptions, muck-raking discourse, and general societal aversion toward nursing homes. The tensions found between and within staff culture and patient culture are explored in terms of adaptations to institutional life in the context of current policy and the larger American ageist culture.

subjects: Sociological aspects,  Nursing homes,  Anthropological aspects,  Nursing home patients,  Aging,  Social conditions,  Nursing home care,  Long-term care of the sick,  Cultural Anthropology,  Aged,  Long-Term Care,  Psychology,  Quality of Life,  Social environment,  Culture,  Homes for the aged,  Nursing homes--anthropological aspects,  Nursing homes--sociological aspects,  Nursing home patients--social conditions,  Aging--social aspects,  Aging--social aspects--united states,  Ra997 .c85 1995,  1996 b-060,  Wt 27 aa1 c9 1995,  362.1/6,  Social aspects

Places: United States