The business of care: the moral labour of care workers

Eleanor K Johnson

The business of care: the moral labour of care workers

Eleanor K Johnson

School for Policy Studies

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-126
Number of pages	15
Journal	Sociology of Health and Illness
Volume	37
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2015

Keywords

emotional labour
care work
residential care
work and employment relations
Privatisation
morality
moral economy

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DICE: Promoting Social Inclusion and Equality in Housing with Care and Support for older people
Willis, P. B., Vickery, A. Y., Cameron, A. M., Beach, B., Johnson, E., Smith, R. C. & Porteus, J.
14/01/19 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
ERVIC: Role of volunteers in care settings with older adults
Cameron, A. M., Johnson, E., Willis, P. B., Smith, R. C. & Lloyd, L. E.
1/10/17 → 30/04/19
Project: Research

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ECHO: The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
Cameron, A. M., Smith, R. C., Lloyd, L. E., Johnson, E., Evans, S., Atkinson, T., Darton, R. & Porteus, J.
1/10/15 → 30/09/17
Project: Research

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DICE: Promoting Social Inclusion and Equality in Housing with Care and Support for older people

ERVIC: Role of volunteers in care settings with older adults

ECHO: The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing

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