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OverviewTowards a Sociology of Nursing offers fresh insights from recent research into the nursing profession. Nurses represent an important part of the professionally trained female workforce and, being a middle-class profession, changes in nursing reflect changes of many working women worldwide. Scholarship addressing these changes, however, often consists of narratives of nurses talking about themselves, which can be enriched by a sociological background that foregrounds hypotheses. In this book, Ricardo A. Ayala problematises the realities which inform, affect and shape nursing, offering new perspectives on the consequences of those social realities for the nursing profession and society more broadly. He draws on extensive field research with nurses in the workplace, spending time with them, interviewing key actors and reading and analysing documents critically through a distinctive sociological lens. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ricardo A. AyalaPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9789811388866ISBN 10: 9811388865 Pages: 191 Publication Date: 29 August 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews“The audience is scholars interested in sociological research in nursing, although the author accurately implies the book's usefulness for those teaching nursing. Graduate students in the health professions, in particular and those in leadership roles in healthcare institutions may find that the book expands ways of thinking about sociological issues in the nursing profession. … This book is high quality from the perspective of a dissertation.” (Martha Scheckel, Doody's Book Reviews, November 22, 2019) The audience is scholars interested in sociological research in nursing, although the author accurately implies the book's usefulness for those teaching nursing. Graduate students in the health professions, in particular and those in leadership roles in healthcare institutions may find that the book expands ways of thinking about sociological issues in the nursing profession. ... This book is high quality from the perspective of a dissertation. (Martha Scheckel, Doody's Book Reviews, November 22, 2019) Author InformationRicardo A. Ayala works at the Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |