Transnational Management and Globalised Workers

Preface

Human beings are social. Social, in the sense, that, as humans, we construct our realities through socialised values and symbols that we receive as children through our families, schools, peers, and communities.

For social constructionists, who had a strong influence on this book, taken-for-granted realities are formed through our social interactions. Through these social interactions, multiple realities compete for truth and legitimacy, and the way we speak about objects and people may not mirror reality but rather create it.

In this spirit, I would like to propose that we reflect for a moment on what it is to be a nurse. What are your reflections when asked these questions?

When you think of a nurse, what first comes to mind? What ...