Caring through Sound and Silence: Technology and the Sound of Everyday Life in Homes for the Elderly

Literature on sounds inside institutions has shown that sounds are indispensable to the working of hospitals, schools, prisons, and other institutional environments. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in three eldercare homes in Germany this article suggests that the more permanent care context of in...

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Main Author: Carla Greubel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2020-03-01
Series:Anthropology & Aging
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Online Access:http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/229