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Care at Work: A Feminist Analysis of the Long-Term Care Industry in the United States
| Title: | Care at Work: A Feminist Analysis of the Long-Term Care Industry in the United States. |
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| Name(s): |
Tunick, Rachel, author Beoku-Betts, Josephine, Thesis advisor Lange, Bernadette, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2016 | |
| Date Issued: | 2016 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 80 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This research provides a feminist perspective on the lowest paid sector of the United States long-term care industry, Certified Nursing Assistants. This research adds to current feminist scholarship on the modern professional caregiving industry by focusing on the perspective of the workers. As the population of older adults requiring care is expected to increase over the coming decades, the demand for paid caregivers will increase as well. Historically, care work was an expected duty done freely by the women of the family, but today much of the vital intimate caring labor is relegated to paid caregivers. I examine how alternative social, political and economic frameworks can transform United States society’s attitude towards the increasingly relevant issue of caring labor. I argue that incorporating a feminist perspective will be helpful in developing a sustainable model for caring labor that acknowledges the dignity of both patients and their caregivers. | |
| Identifier: | FA00004801 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Nurses' aides. Medical personnel-caregiver relationships. Nursing homes--Employees--Attitudes. Feminist theory. Caring--Moral and ethical aspects. Feminism--Political aspects. Long-term care facilities--Administration. Nursing home patients--Care. Older people--Nursing home care. |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Links: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004801 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004801 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
