Talking about care - Two sides to the story (Hardcover, New)

Despite its familiarity, the realities of care are both complex and contested. This book offers a unique approach to scrutinising the co-existence of both care and abuse in relationships. It demonstrates ways of increasing critical reflexivity when working with people involved in difficult care relationships. The book emphasises that when talking about care, we need to care about talk. policy and literature in informal care. Analytic tools are considered alongside case-studies to illustrate how both carer and caree construct their relationship and account for difficulties with each other. the false polarities between 'care/abuse' and 'carer/caree'? How do carers and carees use life histories to explain troubled relationships? What can discourse analysis add to how we make sense of individual carer/caree accounts? How can health and social care practitioners apply these ideas to reflect on their own practice? academics in health and social care who want to critically examine the way that care is talked about. It explores new territory by addressing both practice and theoretical issues, drawing particular attention to the utility of discourse analysis in practice.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Liz Forbat
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-621-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Promotions
LSN:	1-86134-621-2
Barcode:	9781861346216

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