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Emotion Work and 'Dignity Work' - A Joint Autoethnography of Caring for Our Mum at the End of Life

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ID2249792
AutoresSamantha Wilkinson (0000-0002-1564-5472, Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester UK, autor de correspondencia), Christopher Wilkinson (0000-0002-9313-6585, Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool UK)
Año2020
Volumen42
Número8
Páginas1888-1901
Fecha de publicación2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.13174
PMID32946128
OpenAlexW3087686677
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas51

In this paper we, twin sisters, present a joint autoethnographic account of providing end of life care for our mum who had terminal cancer. Using the theoretical framing of performance from Goffman's theory of Dramaturgy, we present the findings from a joint autoethnography, focusing on two key themes: performing emotion work and performing what we conceptualise as 'dignity work'. This paper's contributions are twofold. First, conceptually, this paper offers an important contribution to literature concerned with the sociology of illness, by critically engaging with Goffman's notion of frontstage and backstage performance, applied to the context of home care provided by family carers. The second contribution of this paper is methodological; we promote the under-utilised approach of a joint autoethnography and argue for its usefulness in the context of end of life care. We contend that the process of writing this paper was emotionally challenging, yet arriving at the final paper, which serves as a legacy of our mum, was cathartic. We argue for the usefulness of written diaries as a backstage arena through which other informal carers can think through, and come to terms with, experiences of death and dying

Aesthetics · Art · Autoethnography · Context (archaeology · Dignity · Dramaturgy · Emotional labor · Epistemology · Framing (construction · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology

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Obras citantes distintas12
Citas por año3
Intervalo de citas2022 - 2026 (5)
Velocidad de citacióncurrent
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