2021
DOI: 10.31265/jcsw.v16i1.409
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Gender Perspectives of Male Immigrant Healthcare Assistants in Norwegian Elderly Care

Abstract: Exploring gender and feminization in healthcare professions within welfare institutions is an important issue. This article explores the experiences of male immigrant healthcare assistants with racialized features in Norwegian elderly care. A key narrative theme was how notions such as gender and categories of class reinforce structural power relationships, positioning male immigrants in elderly care as “lacking” and/or vulnerable with respect to self-esteem. In the analysis, participants’ experiences were per… Show more

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“…Most adults work outside the home. Public services, predominantly staffed by women (Koren, 2012) and increasingly by immigrants (Hervie, 2019; Isaksen, 2012), play a significant role in caring for vulnerable individuals, including the frail elderly, disabled and young children.…”
Section: Polish Nurse Migration To Norwaymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most adults work outside the home. Public services, predominantly staffed by women (Koren, 2012) and increasingly by immigrants (Hervie, 2019; Isaksen, 2012), play a significant role in caring for vulnerable individuals, including the frail elderly, disabled and young children.…”
Section: Polish Nurse Migration To Norwaymentioning
confidence: 99%