Time, space and touch at work: Body work and labour process (re)organisation

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-205

  Cohen, Rachel Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body work; Care; Labour process; Standardisation; Time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME; TOUCH; WORK;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PERSONAL SPACE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME; TOUCH; WORK;

EID: 79551641953     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01306.x     Document Type: Article

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