1st Edition

Care in the Iron Cage A Weberian Analysis of Failings in Care

By Rowena Slope Copyright 2023
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber’s thought on ‘the iron cage’ to understand how these cases of patient-neglect in NHS hospitals and failures by police and social workers to address the organised sexual exploitation of young girls occurred. Through examination of the management failures and institutional vulnerabilities, and with attention to the... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Life, Times and Works of Max Weber (1864-1920)

Chapter 2 – Relevant applications of Max Weber’s work

Chapter 3 – New managerialism at Mid Staffordshire and Rotherham

Chapter 4 – Professional indoctrination

Chapter 5 – Regulatory compromise

Chapter 6 – Acts of Violence

Chapter 7 – Human Fragility

Chapter 8 – Sensory deprivation

Chapter 9 – Going forward

Chapter 10 – Conclusion

Chapter 11 – Covid-19 afterword

Biography

Rowena Slope is a Senior Lecturer in adult nursing based in the UK. Her clinical experience includes working as an Emergency Nurse in an Emergency Department while her doctorate analysed handover communication between prehospital and hospital receiving staff.