Living and Dying at Murray Manor (Paperback, Revised edition)

Living and Dying at Murray Manor is a classic text that documents how the "work" of everyday life in a nursing home is accomplished. Jaber F. Gubrium spent several months at a nursing home as a participant-observer, involved in activities ranging from performing menial "toileting" work to serving as a gerontologist at staff meetings. The result is not a survey of statistics about nursing homes but an examination of the social organization of care in a single home the author calls Murray Manor. During his stay, Gubrium became an increasingly accepted part of life at Murray Manor and was thus able to view the institution in its natural state. His research reveals how staff, clientele, relatives, visiting physicians, and funeral directors negotiated their respective roles, needs, and goals - and how, in the end, Murray Manor emerged as an organized social entity.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Age Studies
Release date:	September 1997
First published:	September 1997
Authors:	Jaber F. Gubrium
Dimensions:	232 x 162 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	221
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-1777-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8139-1777-8
Barcode:	9780813917771

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