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Making Gray Gold: Narratives of Nursing Home Care (Women in Culture and Society Series)

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Author: Timothy Diamond
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 296
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7

ISBN: 0226144747
Dewey Decimal Number: 300
EAN: 9780226144740
ASIN: 0226144747

Publication Date: May 15, 1995
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Product Description
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. PIn 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.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

More than a collection of stories April 25, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

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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