Nursing Power and Social Judgement
First published in 1997, this work makes a substantial reexamination of the social processes behind the labelling of patients in hospital care. Taking an interpretive perspective, the author analyzes the social construction of patient labels identifying strategies for and the consequences of giving and receipt of ''good'' and ''bad'' labels. He shows how the rich data of truly participant observat...
First published in 1997, this work makes a substantial reexamination of the social processes behind the labelling of patients in hospital care. Taking an interpretive perspective, the author analyzes the social construction of patient labels identifying strategies for and the consequences of giving and receipt of ''good'' and ''bad'' labels. He shows how the rich data of truly participant observat...
