The Social Dynamics of Elder Care
Rituals of Bureaucracy and Physical Neglect in Nursing Homes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2154691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason S Ulsperger (Arkansas Tech University, corresponding author), J David Knottnerus (Oklahoma State University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-388 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02732170801898422 |
| OpenAlex | W2025188762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 53 |
This research concerns nursing home rituals involving bureaucracy and physical neglect. It uses 40 ethnographies, biographies, and autobiographies to explore various symbolic themes expressed through everyday interaction in nursing homes. The themes involve bureaucratic concepts such as staff separation, rules, documentation, and efficiency. They also involve ideas of physical neglect, such as medical dereliction, personal negligence, environmental negligence, and bodily harm. Relying on structural ritualization theory, this work argues ritualized symbolic practices of bureaucracy unintentionally manufacture attitudes and acts of mercilessness for workers in both for-profit and nonprofit nursing homes. This aids in the development of rituals facilitating the physical maltreatment of residents
Bureaucracy · Neglect · Nursing homes · Pedagogy · Political science · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism · Management and Organizational Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2018 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |