TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Boundaries in carework: a case study of domestic violence shelter advocates in the USA
JO  - Global public health
A1  - Wies, J. R.
SP  - 464
EP  - 476
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
N2  - Recent decades have witnessed the professionalisation of carework in the USA, including the work of caring for the elderly, people living with mental/physical disabilities and other vulnerable populations. In the past, carework was primarily performed by family members or others as a service. Using an ethnographic case study of domestic violence shelter advocacy as a sector in the carework industry, this article defines boundaries as a mechanism for creating and maintaining organisational and attitudinal professionalism. The discourse of boundaries is also a lens through which domestic violence advocates articulate the multiple pressures they negotiate, as they embrace and resist their professional identities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1744-1692
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441690902815470
ID  - ref1
ER  -