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Uniquely draws on social theory, rather than the more usual forms of critical reflection on the evolving state of professional nursing globally, to examine various aspects of the gendered and socially organized nursing workforce within a sociological framework
Fills a gap by examining nursing from sociological theories, models and concepts, written in accessible language and illustrated with clinical examples
Draws on extensive field research observing nurses in the workplace
Provides an essential resource for professionals working in health services, labour unions, and professional organisations, and faculty nurses and advanced students alike
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Research Practice and Ideas
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In this book, Ricardo A. Ayala problematises the realities which inform, affect and shape nursing, offering new perspectives on the consequences of those social realities for the nursing profession and society more broadly. He draws on extensive field research with nurses in the workplace, spending time with them, interviewing key actors and reading and analysing documents critically through a distinctive sociological lens.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Ricardo A. Ayala
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Towards a Sociology of Nursing
Authors: Ricardo A. Ayala
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8887-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8886-6Published: 29 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8889-7Published: 29 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8887-3Published: 20 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 191
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Sociology, Nursing, Sociology of Work