The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care

The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care

This article investigates intersectional practices of culturally sensitive care by correlating discourse and practice. Methodologically, this article follows actors observed in retirement homes who translate discursive fragments of care into situated practices of care. In detailed analyses of practi...

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Main Author: Verl Christian Meier zu
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2020-07-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Sociology
Subjects:
old age
intersectionality
dementia
migration
ethnography
culturally sensitive care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0016
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spelling doaj-75bf8e4778d745a88307c63dd138f4122021-09-05T14:01:59ZdeuSciendoSwiss Journal of Sociology2297-83482020-07-0146230532910.2478/sjs-2020-0016sjs-2020-0016The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive CareVerl Christian Meier zu0Universität Konstanz, Geschichte und Soziologie, D-78464KonstanzThis article investigates intersectional practices of culturally sensitive care by correlating discourse and practice. Methodologically, this article follows actors observed in retirement homes who translate discursive fragments of care into situated practices of care. In detailed analyses of practical coordination of action between caregivers and migrants suffering from dementia it will be shown that practices of intersubjectivity in culturally sensitive care are implicit, bodily performative, context sensitive, and in part culturally indifferent.https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0016old ageintersectionalitydementiamigrationethnographyculturally sensitive care
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Swiss Journal of Sociology
old age
intersectionality
dementia
migration
ethnography
culturally sensitive care
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title The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care
title_short The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care
title_full The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care
title_fullStr The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care
title_full_unstemmed The Ageing Multicultural Society. Studies of Intersectional Practices in Culturally Sensitive Care
title_sort ageing multicultural society. studies of intersectional practices in culturally sensitive care
publisher Sciendo
series Swiss Journal of Sociology
issn 2297-8348
publishDate 2020-07-01
description This article investigates intersectional practices of culturally sensitive care by correlating discourse and practice. Methodologically, this article follows actors observed in retirement homes who translate discursive fragments of care into situated practices of care. In detailed analyses of practical coordination of action between caregivers and migrants suffering from dementia it will be shown that practices of intersubjectivity in culturally sensitive care are implicit, bodily performative, context sensitive, and in part culturally indifferent.
topic old age
intersectionality
dementia
migration
ethnography
culturally sensitive care
url https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0016
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