Research Source Log for Book Source #6

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)	Home Bittersweet Home: Old Age Institutions in America
Author(s) or Editor	Daniel R. Krause
Publisher	CHARLES C THOMAS
Year of Publication	1982
City of Publication	Springfield, Illinois
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):	Print
Eddition if indicated:

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

The "anxieties of Americans about growing old" grow more and "more intense" each time they hear a "new horror story about nursing home life" (Krause, v).

Most of the "residents" in nursing homes "get accustomed" to the life-style and life in "an old age institution" is definitely not even similar to "life in an individual's own home" (Krause, 67).

When you are a patient in a nursing home, you are not allowed to "get" your "own breakfast," "fix" your "own coffee," nor "go to bed" at the time that you would like to (Krause, 67).

Patients in nursing homes definitely feel isolated at times, but it "is not physical isolation but is social isolation" (Krause, 65).

"Social scientists" have found that people who move into nursing homes "lose contact with their relatives and friends living outside," however, the "isolation is almost accidental" (Krause, 65-66).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):


This book tells us about life in an old age institution. It mainly talks about what institutions are like, names what high quality institutions do, talks about who should live in a nursing home, and even the life-style and how isolation is present in nursing homes. Not only does it do that, but it also helps the reader decide if a nursing home really is the right choice for them.





Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.


The author is Daniel Robert Krause. He is an associate professor and has a Ph. D. in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He graduated from Roosevelt University and is from Chicago, Illinois.

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?


This book was written to address the issues surrounding nursing homes and to inform people whether nursing homes are right for them or not. The book was also written for profit.


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?



I personally think the author is biased toward the fact that nursing homes do cause isolation.


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author does cite references in the writing, adding to the credibility.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I plan to use this source as a primary reference that provides factual information about nursing homes.