Body Work in Health and Social Care

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Body Work in Health and Social Care

Critical Themes, New Agendas

Social and ethical issues Sociology and anthropology Social theory Social welfare and social services Personal and public health / health education

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley

Published on: 7th September 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 699 Kb

ISBN: 9781444345841


Book Description

The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work.

Key Features

Explores the commonalities between different sectors of work, including those outside health and social care

Contributions come from an international range of experts

Draws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fields

Incorporates a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts

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