Screen LibraryBody work in health and social care：critical themes, new agendas
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Malden, M.A. |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sociology of health and illness monograph series |
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| Item Description: | Sociology of health & illness. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 172 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781444349870 (pbk.) 1444349872 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | R |
| CLC: | R-05 |
| Call Number: | R-05/B668-1 |
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"Originally published as Volume 23, Issue 2 of Sociology of Health & Illness."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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. 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"-- "Body work is paid work undertaken on the bodies of others. Although it forms a central part of health and social care, its study has often been obscured or neglected. This volume is the first to directly address the concept, exploring the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and analyzing the meanings of this work for both those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. With contributions from the top international scholars in the field, the book draws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fields. Using a variety of method |