Strangers in care: using literature to re-theorise care for the oldest old

Hanne Marlene Dahl*

*Corresponding author

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelForskningpeer review

Abstract

Regulated fragmentation organises care of the vulnerable older people into elements provided by the caring family, professionals, care workers from public/private providers and volunteers. In this exploratory article, I consider the role of the stranger in modern care management, a role that has up to now been neglected or been understood largely in terms of a migrant worker. Using literature, applying discourse analysis and drawing upon Simmel and Kristeva, I outline dimensions of the stranger and the unfamiliar that can further research and policy considerations.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal of Care and Caring
Vol/bind5
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)669-684
Antal sider16
ISSN2397-8821
DOI
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
Most of this research was carried out during my stay as a fellow at the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), 2019?20. I am grateful to the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) for this fellowship. Thanks also to the fellows at NIAS and the two anonymous reviewers of IJCC for their useful and constructive feedback on an earlier version of this article.

Important note regarding the attached version of the article: "This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in International Journal of Care and Caring. The definitive publisher-authenticated version: Dahl, H. M. (2021). Strangers in care: using literature to re-theorise care for the oldest old. International Journal of Care and Caring, 5(4), 669-684, is available online at: https://
doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16099490162894. "

Emneord

  • Elderly
  • Governance
  • Literature
  • Strangers

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