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.
JULIA TWIGG is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. She has published widely on health and social care and is author of Bathing: The Body and Community Care.
AcknowledgementsThe Body in Health and Social CareThe Debate about the BodyThe Body and AgeingDisability and the BodyThe Body in Medicine and Health CareDiet, Health and the Body: Obesity and Eating DisordersHome Care: The Body in Domestic Time and SpaceThe Bodywork of CareThe Body in Public Space: Breastfeeding and ToiletsConclusionReferences
'...the book is a treat to read and is destined to be essential reading for students and anyone else with a serious interest in advancing our understanding of the operation of social care and health services.' - Michael Fine, Ageing& Society
Julia Twigg, Carol Wolkowitz, Rachel Lara Cohen, Sarah Nettleton, UK) Twigg, Julia (University of Kent, UK) Wolkowitz, Carol (University of Warwick, UK) Cohen, Rachel Lara (University of Surrey, UK) Nettleton, Sarah (University of York
Julia Twigg, Carol Wolkowitz, Rachel Lara Cohen, Sarah Nettleton, UK) Twigg, Julia (University of Kent, UK) Wolkowitz, Carol (University of Warwick, UK) Cohen, Rachel Lara (University of Surrey, UK) Nettleton, Sarah (University of York