Caring Self The Work Experiences of Home Care Aides

Name: Caring Self The Work Experiences of Home Care Aides
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ISBN: 9780801476990

ISBN-10: 0801476992

ISBN-13: 9780801476990

Edition: 2011

Authors: Clare L. Stacey

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately 1.7 million home health aides and personal and home care aides in the United States as of 2008. These home care aides are rapidly becoming the backbone of America's system of long-term care, and their numbers continue to grow. Often referred to as frontline care providers or direct care workers, home care aides-disproportionately women of color-bathe, feed, and offer companionship to the elderly and disabled in the context of the home. In The Caring Self, Clare L. Stacey draws on observations of and interviews with aides working in Ohio and California to explore the physical and emotional labor associated with the care of…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 7/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Clare L. Stacey is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kent State University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: On the Front Lines of Care



The Costs of Caring



Doing the Dirty Work: The Physical and Emotional Labor of Home Care



The Rewards of Caring



Organizing Home Care


Conclusion: Improving the Conditions of Paid Caregiving


Appendix: Methods


Notes


References


Index