Biting off the Bracelet: A Study of Children in Hospitals (Anniversary Collection) - Hardcover

Beuf, Ann Hill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081227766X ISBN 13: 9780812277661

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1979

Synopsis

This is a book about the social situation of the hospitalized child in twentieth-century America. With details and examples drawn from the day-to-day life of children in hospitals, the author shows how children are often frightened and confused by a system that professes to be a benevolent one. Speaking as the mother of children who have been ill and as a dedicated sociologist, Ann Beuf suggests ways in which parents can better prepare their children for the hospital experience, and she recommends changes in medical training and hospital routine that would allow for more respect for the rights of children and adults alike in the confinement of a hospital.

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Hill Beuf was Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Red Children in White America, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Review:

"An outstanding study. . . . A must for all health professionals."—Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 081227766X
• ISBN 13: 9780812277661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 164