LABRST 3E03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Gender Role, Bulgarian Lev
25 Apr 2020
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"sexualizing men"s touch: male nurses and the use of intimate touch in clinical practice" Reports the experiences of a group of male nurses regarding the use of intimate physical to. Analysis reveals that although touch is important in nursing, it is problematic for men becau discourses have normalized women"s use of touch as a caring behaviour and have sexualize touch. A paradox emerged whereby the very measures employed to protect both patients and m nurses exacerbate the perceived risk posed by men carrying out intimate care. Deconstructing and reframing prevailing discourses around nursing, gender, and car involving touch can help to legitimize men"s involvement in physical caring. Caring is defined by referenced to behaviors considered more natural to women. The terms touchy felt are often used to describe caring that involves touching and th empathy, which are more often used with women.
