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Essentially invisible: risk and personal support workers in the time of COVID‐19.

Authors :
Rossiter, Kate
Godderis, Rebecca
Source :
Sociology of Health & Illness. Nov2020, Vol. 42 Issue 8, pe25-e31. 7p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

In the article, the authors discuss the intrinsic social dilemmas that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic planning, as well as the invisibility of the personal support workers (PSW) despite the key role they play in healthcare systems. Also cited are the gendered dynamics of risks that were seen during the pandemic, and how the pandemic showed the limits of biomedicine and the fragility of the for-profit healthcare systems.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01419889
Volume :
42
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Sociology of Health & Illness
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
147272274
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13203