Critical To Care: The Invisible Women in Health Services

Pat Armstrong; Hugh Armstrong; Krista Scott-Dixon

Published by University of Toronto Press 2008

Critical To Care

The Invisible Women in Health Services

Pat Armstrong , Hugh Armstrong and Krista Scott-Dixon

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442687790

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About this book

Through a gendered analysis, Critical to Care establishes a basis for discussing research, policy, and other actions in relation to the work of thousands of marginalized women and men every day.

Author / Editor information

Armstrong Pat :

Pat Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University.
Armstrong Hugh :

Hugh Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor and professor emeritus of Social Work, Political Economy, and Sociology at Carleton University.
Scott-Dixon Krista :

Krista Scott-Dixon is a research associate at the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures and Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Counting the Work and the Workers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Determining Who Counts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. Identifying Contributions to Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5. Making Gender Matters Visible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
6. Exposing Health Hazards at Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7. Challenging the Construction of Ancillary Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
8. Developing Options Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Appendix: A Guide to Canadian Data on Ancillary Workers in the Health Care Sector Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 176

eBook

Published: June 14, 2008
ISBN: 9781442687790