Body Work in Health and Social Care
Critical Themes, New Agendas
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781444345841 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | September 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781444345841 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | September 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley |
| Language: | English |
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
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
