The Body in Health and Social Care [Paperback]

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.

Acknowledgements.- The Body in Health and Social Care.- The Debate about the Body.- The Body and Ageing.- Disability and the Body.- The Body in Medicine and Health Care.- Diet, Health and the Body: Obesity and Eating Disorders.- Home Care: The Body in Domestic Time and Space.- The Bodywork of Care.- The Body in Public Space: Breastfeeding and Toilets.- Conclusion.- References

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.