Slaps, Punches, Pinches -- But not Violence: Boundary Work in Nursing Homes for the Elderly
Författare
Summary, in English
The article presents an analysis of boundary work within the context of care for the elderly, where violence appears to be widespread though still relatively unacknowledged. By resorting to certain descriptive – often jocular – modes, the staff designate aggressive acts committed by patients as 'non-violent'. This occurs although intent, responsibility, and injury – all common criteria associated with violence – are partly present in the descriptions. It is suggested that this combination of tendencies is an artful way of simultaneously presenting the nurses as competent caregivers rather than controllers -- in spite of reported difficulties.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2002
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
515-536
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Symbolic Interaction
Volym
25
Issue
4
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
University of California Press
Ämne
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Nyckelord
- care
- homes for elderly
- nurses
- constructionism
- violence
- elderly
- sociologi
- aggression
- sociology
- decriptive work
- boundary work
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Kriminal- och socialvetenskapligt nätverk
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0195-6086