title: Boundaries in carework: a case study of domestic violence shelter advocates in the USA.
abstract: Recent decades have witnessed the professionalisation of carework in the USA, including the work of caring for the elderly, people living with mental/physical disabilities and other vulnerable populations. In the past, carework was primarily performed by family members or others as a service. Using an ethnographic case study of domestic violence shelter advocacy as a sector in the carework industry, this article defines boundaries as a mechanism for creating and maintaining organisational and attitudinal professionalism. The discourse of boundaries is also a lens through which domestic violence advocates articulate the multiple pressures they negotiate, as they embrace and resist their professional identities.
authors.affiliation: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45207-7780, USA. wiesj@xavier.edu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001290:Attitude; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D024382:Professional Role