Women of Color in a World Apart: An Ethnography of Care Workers and Dementia 1000206521, 9781000206524

Care, whether viewed as acts of civility, acts of compassion and skill, or acts of close personal interaction, is the fu

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Women of Color in a World Apart: An Ethnography of Care Workers and Dementia
1000206521, 9781000206524

Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are age

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This first ethnographic study of factory workers engaged in radical labor protest gives a voice to a segment of the Japa

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The book presents the results of an ethnographic study examining the post-deinstitutionalized organization and provision

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"Students of many ilks will benefit from re-imagining Alzheimer's from the perspective of affected elders and

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