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The body / Nick J. Fox.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Key themes in health & social carePublication details: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2012.Description: v, 231 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780745651248 (pbk.)
  • 0745651240 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4613 FOX
Contents:
Introduction -- The biological body -- The social body -- What can a body do? -- The body in health and illness -- Desire and the body -- The managed body -- Caring bodies -- The body and technology.
Summary: This is the first volume in Polity\'s new \'Key Themes in Health and Social Care\' series, providing applied introductions to core issues and topics for allied health care professionals.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. On the one hand, our bodies are fashioned from genes, cells and organs; on the other, they are the foundation for our identities, our interactions and lived experiences from childhood to old age.

This book provides an accessible and informative account of the importance of the body for the caring professions. It offers a clear description of the latest theoretical perspectives, weaving the natural and social body into one. The book focuses on specific aspects such as health and illness, ageing, gender and sexuality, consumption, care, and medical technology.

The text is specifically tailored towards the needs of health and social care students, with case studies directly relating to concrete problems encountered by professionals in the field. The Body is an invaluable textbook for students of the caring professions and will bring to life the issues they face, both in their studies and in their future work with patients, clients and consumers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-223) and index.

Introduction -- The biological body -- The social body -- What can a body do? -- The body in health and illness -- Desire and the body -- The managed body -- Caring bodies -- The body and technology.

This is the first volume in Polity\'s new \'Key Themes in Health and Social Care\' series, providing applied introductions to core issues and topics for allied health care professionals.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 The Biological Body
  • 2 The Social Body
  • 3 What Can a Body Do?
  • 4 The Body in Health and Illness
  • 5 Desire and the Body
  • 6 The Managed Body
  • 7 Caring Bodies
  • 8 The Body and Technology
  • Conclusion
  • References****
  • Introduction****
  • 1 The Biological Body
  • 2 The Social Body
  • 3 What Can a Body Do?
  • 4 The Body in Health and Illness
  • 5 Desire and the Body
  • 6 The Managed Body
  • 7 Caring Bodies
  • 8 The Body and Technology
  • Conclusion
  • References

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Nick J. Fox is Professor of Sociology and the Body at the University of Sheffield.

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