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Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

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Year 2008 
Volume 7 
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Narrative identity work in a medical ward - A study of Diversity in health care identities

Anne Pedersen
Copenhagen Business School

2008 7 (1) Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Abstract

A recent debate in identity studies is about gender of health care professions arguing that the feminization of health care professions will diminish diversity as well as status in the field. The paper argues that even in health care professions of many females, such as within public rehabilitation, there is still diversity in the creation of professional identity. This paper argues that the fundamental part the identity of rehabilitation professionals is not formed by educational values, gender and knowledge, but is created in the everyday work with patients and other professionals. Drawing on narrative interviews with rehabilitation professionals, the paper illustrates how rehabilitation professionals construct their identities and what kind of identity work is emerging. The findings illustrate hybrid identities and tensions in the attempts of becoming identities in the interaction with patients and colleagues.

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Pedersen, Anne Reff (2008). Narrative identity work in a medical ward - A study of Diversity in health care identities. (2008). Narrative identity work in a medical ward - A study of Diversity in health care identities. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, 7(1), 38-53. (Original work published 2008)

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Pedersen, Anne Reff. “Narrative Identity Work In A Medical Ward - A Study Of Diversity In Health Care Identities”. 2008. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, vol. 7, no. 1, 2008, pp. 38-53.

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Pedersen, Anne Reff. “Narrative Identity Work In A Medical Ward - A Study Of Diversity In Health Care Identities”. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, 7, no. 1 (2008): 38-53.