Elements of a Sociology for Nursing
Considerations on Caregiving and Capitalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12463569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Diamond (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Publication date | 1984-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Thought and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-5830 • E-ISSN: 2469-8466 |
| Publisher | The University of Kansas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17161/str.1808.4954 |
| OpenAlex | W2141282589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Four questions are raised about contemporary nursing. In exploring these, a particular sociological method is applied, that ofpreserving the presence of the nurse as subject throughout the analysis. The four questions are: 1) are nursing assistants nurses? 2) are foreigntrained nurses nurses? 3) are nurses the subject of the nursing shortage debate? 4) is nursing medicine? I start from examples of nurses' actual work situations, drawn from participant observation research, then discuss how in each example nursing work undergoes a transformation as it becomes defined by the administrative logic that surrounds it, particularly as it is placed into the terms of capitalist medicine. Ansz.vers to the questions are posed through the examination of two alternative approaches to the meaning of nursing in society, drawn from liberal and radical perspectives in sociology and feminist theory. They provide different answers to the questions. A sociology "for" nursing is discussed as one which offers nurses frame of reference in which to see their work in terms of both alternatives
Capitalism · Epistemology · Frame (networking · Meaning (existential · Nursing research · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Work (physics · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Social Policies and Family
"The physician's hand"
The political economy of health
Comparative occupational roles in health care
Development and the Sexual Division of Labor
Human Sexuality, Ethical Issues and the Medical Profession
Nursing in Contemporary Society
Feminist Politics and Human Nature
Class and Gender Inequalities and Women's Role in Economic Development
Nursing Homes as Trouble
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2015 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |