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The Body in Health and Social Care

English · Paperback / Softback

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Focusing on health and social care, this book shows how important the body can be to a range of issues such as disability, old age, sexuality, consumption, food and public space. Twigg illustrates how constructions of the body affect how we see different social groups and explores the significance of it in the provision and delivery of care.>

List of contents










Acknowledgements
The Body in Health and Social Care
The Debate about the Body
The Body and Ageing
Disability and the Body
The Body in Medicine and Health Care
Diet, Health and the Body: Obesity and Eating Disorders
Home Care: The Body in Domestic Time and Space
The Bodywork of Care
The Body in Public Space: Breastfeeding and Toilets
Conclusion
References


About the author










JULIA TWIGG is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

Product details

Authors Julia Twigg
Publisher Macmillan
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.03.2006
 
EAN 9780333776209
ISBN 978-0-333-77620-9
No. of pages 208
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research

B, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Service, Social Work and Community Development

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