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This first hand report on the work of nurses and other caregivers in a nursing home is set powerfully in the context of wider political, economic, and cultural forces that shape and constrain the quality of care for America's elderly. Diamond demonstrates in a compelling way the price that business-as-usual policies extract from the elderly as well as those whose work it is to care for them. In a society in which some two million people live...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226144739
ISBN13:9780226144733
Release Date:October 1992
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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More than a collection of stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I was assigned this book as part of my college course curriculum (in an anthropology of aging class) and it's the only "textbook" I have held onto since graduating 4 years ago. Timothy Diamond blends a wonderful collage; weaving the life stories of the elderly and their caregivers along with proffering sage advice and caution about the state nursing homes in America. This is more than a book, it's a call to action.
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