{"product_id":"wash-wear-and-care-clothing-and-laundry-in-long-term-residential-care-paperback","title":"Wash, Wear, and Care: Clothing and Laundry in Long-Term Residential Care - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePat Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClothing and appearance are steeped in social and personal significance, conveying individuals' gender, class, culture, and occupation. In the communal setting of long-term residential care, where residents' autonomy and mobility are often limited but their dignity and identity are paramount, clothes have become crucial issues and the source of tension for residents, their families, and staff. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssessing the neglected but important labour involved in ensuring that clothes promote respect for both the washers and the wearers, \u003ci\u003e Wash, Wear, and Care\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the roles that laundry and clothing play in nursing homes, and raises questions about the wider social, political, economic, and historical contexts of these facilities. Drawing on interviews and observations from twenty-seven long-term residential care homes across Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Pat Armstrong and Suzanne Day provide an extensive and vital base of information on the daily organization, tasks, meanings, and concerns associated with clothing, laundry, dressing, and appearance in care facilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn original study of an overlooked subject, \u003ci\u003eWash, Wear, and Care\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the shifting political and economic dynamics at work in long-term residential care homes and the health care system, raising larger theoretical and policy questions in the process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Armstrong (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pat Armstrong is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Day (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suzanne Day received a PhD in sociology from York University in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48551301021945,"sku":"9780773549234","price":53.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/I5aceR4UU59780773549234.webp?v=1781907316","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/wash-wear-and-care-clothing-and-laundry-in-long-term-residential-care-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}