Becoming a Consumer of Care
Developing a Sociological Account of the 'New Community Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3356201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Baldock, Clare Ungerson |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1_suppl |
| Pages | 11-35 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1996.tb03434.x |
| OpenAlex | W2047602415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
The chapter evaluates the reformed arrangements for the management and delivery of social care following the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 using a framework drawn from economic sociology. Research findings describing how a group of newly disabled older people fared as consumers of the services are summarized. An explanatory account is given drawing upon concepts and theory to be found in the growing literature on the sociology of economic life, particularly studies of consumption. The central conclusion is that it is difficult to account for the effects of the recent reforms on community care consumers without situating them within a context of existing social relations and institutions. If the reforms are to succeed they must change not just the practical mechanics of service funding and delivery but deeply embedded values and behavioural norms
Business · Consumption (sociology) · Context (archaeology) · Economics · Positive economics · Service (business) · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Marketing · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Urban political analysis
Economic Action and Social Structure
Social Theory and the Urban Question
Beyond housing classes
The Affluent Worker in the Class Structure
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Sectoral Divisions in Consumption
Introduction to the Sociology of Consumption
Doing Sociological Research
The Community Care Changes
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |