Emotional labour/body work: the caring labours of migrants in the UK's National Health Service
The provision of care is an increasingly pressing issue in the Global North. With an ageing population and policies encouraging women into the labour market, there is a growing need for workers to undertake paid caring. This poses important and urgent questions about the social organisation of labou...
Main Authors: | Dyer, S, McDowell, L, Batnitzky, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008
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