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Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Work
  • Ethics in Healthcare
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Eldercare is frequently characterized as "dirty work" due to its association with bodily decay and illness.
  • Existing eldercare practices and organizational structures are justified through various, often conflicting, rationales.
  • Understanding the moral dimensions of eldercare is crucial for addressing worker challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the justification and legitimation of eldercare practices and organization.
  • To examine eldercare work through the theoretical lens of "orders of worth."
  • To reveal the moral entanglements within eldercare labor.

Main Methods:

  • Ethnographic fieldwork conducted with nursing home and homecare service workers.
  • Application of the theoretical concept of "orders of worth" for moral-political analysis.
  • Systematic analysis of interactions between individual practices, institutional logics, and care labor economics.

Main Results:

  • Identified conflicting ways eldercare practices and organization are justified and legitimized.
  • Demonstrated how "orders of worth" framework illuminates worker dilemmas and negotiations.
  • Revealed the complex moral entanglements between micro-level practices and macro-level political economy of care.

Conclusions:

  • The concept of "orders of worth" provides a valuable framework for understanding the moral complexities of eldercare.
  • Eldercare workers navigate a landscape shaped by institutional logics and the political economy of care.
  • Addressing eldercare challenges requires acknowledging and analyzing the moral dimensions of care labor.