Free eBooks Making Gray Gold: Narratives Of Nursing Home Care (Women In Culture And Society) Available To Downloads
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 in 16,000 nursing homes, with their numbers escalating daily, this thought-provoking work demands immediate and widespread attention."[An] unnerving portrait of what it's like to work and live in a nursing home. . . . By giving voice to so many unheard residents and workers Diamond has performed an important service for us all."—Diane Cole, New York Newsday"With Making Gray Gold, Timothy Diamond describes the commodification of long-term care in the most vivid representation in a decade of round-the-clock institutional life. . . . A personal addition to the troublingly impersonal national debate over healthcare reform."—Madonna Harrington Meyer, Contemporary Sociology
Series: Women in Culture and Society
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; 1 edition (May 15, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226144747
ISBN-13: 978-0226144740
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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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.
This book, which is a personal history of a Sociology professor working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) in nursing homes in the Chicago area, must be mandatory reading and study for any licensed professional who is studying to provide care in the 21st century. I studied with Tim Diamond in an applied gerontology program in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and was well-prepared for my new career as an RN/BSN providing home health andhospice care at home -- which includes nursing homes. Tim is a wonderful teacher and a sensitive, kind soul. Precisely the sort of person, who is sadly rare, we would like to care for our aging loved ones.
Essential reading for all students (formal or casual) of society. A clear and insightful ethnographic analysis of nursing homes.
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