Gender Perspectives of Male Immigrant Healthcare Assistants in Norwegian Elderly Care

Vyda Mamley Hervie, Eunice Abbey, Nana Kojo M. Dadzie

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Abstract

Exploring 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-108
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Comparative Social Work
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • elderly care
  • gender identities
  • healthcare assistants
  • male immigrants

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