Managing chronic illness at home: Three lines of work

Problems of managing chronic illness at home are addressed in terms of the concept of “work:” what types and subtypes of work, entailing what tasks, who does them, how, where, the consequences, the problems involved. Three types of work and consequences of their interplay are discussed: illness work, everyday life work, and biographical work. Theoretical concerns of the sociology of work are addressed as well as the substantive issues of managing chronic illness.

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