Towards a Sociology of Cancer Caregiving

Name: Towards a Sociology of Cancer Caregiving
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781472446596
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Time to Feel

By Rebecca E. Olson

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Towards a Sociology of Cancer Caregiving explores the complex and uncertain world faced by spouse carers of cancer patients. Drawing on detailed interviews and interactionist theories, Rebecca E. Olson examines how carers manage the ambiguity surrounding future expectations, roles, and emotions as they navigate the temporal and emotional challenges of caregiving. This book offers a fresh sociological perspective on informal cancer caregiving and the uncertainties shaping it today.
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Ideal for scholars and students in sociology, particularly those interested in the sociologies of emotion, time, and identity, as well as professionals and policymakers involved in supporting informal caregivers.

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Once a synonym for death, cancer is now a prognosis of multiple probabilities and produces a world of uncertainty for carers. Drawing on rich, in-depth interview data and employing interactionist theories, Towards a Sociology of Cancer Caregiving explores carers' lived experiences, paying close attention to the ways in which spouse carers manage the ambiguity that pervades their orientations to the future, their responsibilities and their emotions.

A detailed exploration of the temporal and emotional journeys of spouse carers of cancer patients, this volume raises and responds to new questions about how to conceptualise informal caregiving, offering a fresh theorisation of the uncertainty that now characterises cancer. As such, it will appeal to scholars of the sociologies of emotion, time and identity, and all those interested in the question of how to support informal carers.

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Kevin Dew praises Olson's work for offering sociological insights into the experience of caring for family members with cancer, highlighting the sophisticated yet respectful approach to the personal impacts involved. Alex Broom describes the book as a unique and timely contribution that blends sociological theory with the lived realities of informal cancer caregiving, revealing both challenges and hopeful possibilities.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472446596

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 June 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 162

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About the Author

Rebecca E. Olson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland, Australia.