dc.contributor.advisor |
Cohen, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rapson, Angela |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-11-22T20:19:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/27533 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Rest homes today function as the main institution of care for adults who cannot live in their own home or with family. Originally arising from workhouses, rest homes are now dominated by the medical model of care, with the purpose of managing resident’s health through the use of medical professionals and regular medication. There has been a general acknowledgement that abuses do occur in some rest homes, but it is expected within wider society that this mistreatment can be minimised through increasing training for staff members and tighter policy regulations. However, critical scholars argue that rest homes are in fact total institutions, where the needs of residents are passed over in favour of efficiently carrying out bureaucratic processes. Previous studies of rest homes have found evidence that these organisations impose a number of formal and informal rules on residents, which strips them of their independent identity and ultimately leads to the development of a moral career based around the expectations of these total institutions. There are currently few studies examining rest homes as total institutions in the literature. This thesis aims to address this gap by adding to the discourse and acting as the first sociological ethnographic study of a rest home in New Zealand. This institutional ethnography uses an observational method to gain a better understanding of resident’s lives and experiences. The main findings of this research are that the rest home did meet the standard for acceptable care in society, but contained a number of elements of a total institution as outlined by Goffman (1961). These results present a conflict between the organisational structure and the needs of the residents within this single rest home. This indicates that rest home care that is considered acceptable in society could also confine and limit the lives of the residents living in the rest home. Overall this study aims to bring the voice of the residents to the literature of rest homes in New Zealand, and provide evidence that rest homes may not be an acceptable form of care for older adults. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99264841206302091 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Institutional Ethnography In A Rest Home: A Place Of Care Or A Total Institution? |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Sociology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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pubs.elements-id |
505916 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-11-23 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112910421 |
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