Care in the Iron Cage - A Weberian Analysis of Failings in Care

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber's thought on 'the iron cage' to understand how these cases of patient-neglect in NHS hospitals and failures by police and social workers to address the organised sexual exploitation of young girls occurred.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 – Life, Times and Works of Max Weber (1864-1920)
Chapter 2 – Relevant applications of Max Weber’s work
Chapter 3 – New managerialism at Mid Staffordshire and Rotherham
Chapter 4 – Professional indoctrination
Chapter 5 – Regulatory compromise
Chapter 6 – Acts of Violence
Chapter 7 – Human Fragility
Chapter 8 – Sensory deprivation
Chapter 9 – Going forward
Chapter 10 – Conclusion
Chapter 11 – Covid-19 afterword

About the author

Rowena Slope is a Senior Lecturer in adult nursing based in the UK. Her clinical experience includes working as an Emergency Nurse in an Emergency Department while her doctorate analysed handover communication between prehospital and hospital receiving staff.

Summary

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber’s thought on ‘the iron cage’ to understand how these cases of patient-neglect in NHS hospitals and failures by police and social workers to address the organised sexual exploitation of young girls occurred.

Product details

• Authors: Rowena Slope, Rowena (University of Bedfordshire Slope
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032154084
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215408-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Nursing, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Personal & public health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Social Work, Police & security services, Midwifery, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Police and security services