Download or read book Emotional Labour in Health Care written by Catherine Theodosius and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on original empirical research and narratives from qualified nurses, this book introduces the concept of emotional labour and its historical and political context. It provides an original, but easily recognisable typology, and emphasizes that it is a complex, messy, opaque emotion that drives emotional labour within the healthcare setting.