Wash, wear, and care clothing and laundry in long-term residential care / Pat Armstrong and Suzanne Day.

Author/creator Armstrong, Pat, 1945-
Other author Day, Suzanne, 1982-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMontreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.
Descriptionix, 206 pages ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents 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.
Abstract How clothing and laundry provide a window on to the structuring of care and work in nursing homes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-200) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017415792
ISBN9780773549227 (cloth)
ISBN9780773549234 (pbk)

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