326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
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Today we face the painful reality of the prevalence of chronic, rather than acute, diseases. The technologies developed to manager long-term, incurable illnesses have radically and irrevocably altered the organizational structure of health care, presenting us with a frequently bewildering array of medical specialties. Social Organization of Medical Work offers essential insight into this new era... Read more
Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Preface, 1 Chronic Illness, Technology, and the Hospital, 2 Illness Trajectories, 3 Machine Work, 4 Safety Work, 5 Comfort Work, 6 Sentimental Work, 7 Articulation Work, 8 The Work of Patients, 9 Macro to Micro and Micro to Macro Impacts: The Intensive Care Units, 10 Theoretical Implications, Appendix: Methodological Note, References, Author Index, Subject Index
Biography
Seymour Lipset
