ISBN:
1444349872
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (699 KB, 182 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Sociology of health and illness monograph series 10
Parallel Title:
Print version Body work in health and social care
DDC:
306.4/61
Keywords:
Human body Social aspects
;
Social medicine
Abstract:
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 careContributions come from an international range of expertsDraws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fieldsIncorporates a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts Julia Twiggis Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at University of Kent and a specialist in old age, care and embodiment. Her books include The Body in Health and Social Care(2006).Carol Wolkowitzis Reader in Sociology at University of Warwick and has written widely on gender and the sociology of work and employment. Her books include Bodies at Work(2006).Rachel Lara Cohenis Lecturer at the University of Surrey, and a specialist in sociology of work and employment. Her books include Feminism Counts: Quantitative Methods and Researching Gender(with C Hughes, 2011).Sarah Nettletonis a Reader in the Department of Sociology at the University of York and has researched and published on a range of health-related topics, all with a focus on the sociology of the body and embodiment. Her books include Sociology of Health and Illness(2006).
Description / Table of Contents:
Front MatterConceptualising Body Work in Health and Social Care / Julia Twigg, Carol Wolkowitz, Rachel Lara Cohen, Sarah Nettleton -- Time, Space and Touch at Work: Body Work and Labour Process (Re)Organisation / Rachel Lara Cohen -- Managing the Body Work of Home Care / Kim England, Isabel Dyck -- The Means of Correct Training: Embodied Regulation in Training for Body Work among Mothers / Emma Wainwright, Elodie Marandet, Sadaf Rizvi -- From Body-Talk to Body-Stories: Body Work in Complementary and Alternative Medicine / Nicola Kay Gale -- Educating with the Hands: Working on the Body/Self in Alexander Technique / Jennifer Tarr -- Treating Women's Sexual Difficulties: The Body Work of Sexual Therapy / Thea Cacchioni, Carol Wolkowitz -- Actions Speak Louder than Words: The Embodiment of Trust by Healthcare Professionals in Gynae-Oncology / Patrick R Brown, Andy Alaszewski, Trish Swift, Andy Nordin -- Body Work in Respiratory Physiological Examinations / Per M̄seide -- In a Moment of Mismatch: Overseas Doctors' Adjustments in New Hospital Environments / Anna Harris -- The Co-Marking of Aged Bodies and Migrant Bodies: Migrant Workers' Contribution to Geriatric Medicine in the UK / Parvati Raghuram, Joanna Bornat, Leroi Henry -- Afterword: Body Work and the Sociological Tradition / Chris Shilling -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Originally published as Volume 33, Issue 2 of Sociology of Health & Illness
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Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1002/9781444345865
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