Fear and Professionalism on the Frontline: Emotion Management within Residential Care Work in the United Kingdom and Germany through the lens of COVID-19 as a ‘Breaching Experiment'

Valeria Pulignano, Me-Linh Riemann, Carol Stephenson, Markieta Domecka

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Abstract

This paper highlights how care workers draw upon their personal understanding and experiences to determine the appropriate emotions to express while providing care for residents amid the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch in the Sociology of Work
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameResearch in the Sociology of Work
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN (Print)0277-2833

Keywords

  • Emotional labour
  • Emotion management
  • Care work
  • Breaching experiment

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