Wash, wear, and care : clothing and laundry in long-term residential care

Summary: How clothing and laundry provide a window on to the structuring of care and work in nursing homes.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773549241
ISBN: 9780773549227
ISBN: 9780773549234
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (ix, 206 pages)
Publisher: Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-200) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: setting the stage -- Who pays and who profits -- The labour of laundry and clothing -- Risky business -- Clothing, laundry, and taking care -- Contradictions, tensions, and possibilities -- Conclusions.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.