The Hospital Volunteer
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociology of Work and Occupations
- Vol. 2 (4) , 338-353
- https://doi.org/10.1177/073088847500200403
Abstract
Specialization of medical practice in bureaucratic settings has created a situation where the individual is often treated according to universalistic and impersonal criteria. The hospital volunteer enters this health care system with a radically different expertise and organizational relationship compared to the salaried workers. The mandate of "helping" the patient and vague organizational ties create a problematic but necessary role for this lay person in a bureaucratic setting.Keywords
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