Gender Perspectives of Male Immigrant Healthcare Assistants in Norwegian Elderly Care

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dc.contributor.authorHervie, V.M.
dc.contributor.authorAbbey, E.
dc.contributor.authorDadzie, N.K.M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-05T09:39:14Z
dc.date.available2022-01-05T09:39:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractExploring 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 perceived, contested, and negotiated within the themes of: (a) Gender Identities: Negotiations among male immigrant healthcare assistants, and (b) The interwoven process of gender and class. Participatory parity (Fraser, 2008) and perspectives of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989) were applied to explore how notions of gender and categories of class limit and reinforce power relationships. The analysis sheds light on how such notions and categories reinforce structural power relationships. Furthermore, the article argues that understanding the impact of gender on the Norwegian care sector must address how specific categories of individuals are affected, in addition to the attendant labour market challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v16.i1.409
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/37444
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Comparative Social Worken_US
dc.subjectgender identitiesen_US
dc.subjectmale immigrantsen_US
dc.subjecthealthcare assistantsen_US
dc.subjectelderly careen_US
dc.titleGender Perspectives of Male Immigrant Healthcare Assistants in Norwegian Elderly Careen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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