Twigg, J. (2000) Carework as a form of bodywork. Ageing and Society, 20 . pp. 389-411. ISSN 0144-686X.
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Abstract
The paper argues for the importance of recognising carework as a form of bodywork. It discusses why this central dimension has been neglected in accounts of carework, pointing to the ways in which community care has traditionally been analysed, the resistance of social gerontology to an overly bodily emphasis, and the conceptual dominance of the debate on care. Drawing on a study of the provision of help with bathing and washing for older people at home, it explores the body dimension of the activity, looking at how careworkers negotiate nakedness and touch, manage dirt and disgust, balance intimacy and distance. Finally, the paper draws together some of the key themes of this bodywork: its designation as 'dirty work', its hidden, silenced character, the low occupational esteem in which it is held and its gendered nature.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | body; carework; intimacy; dirty work; gender |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research |
| Depositing User: | Julia Twigg |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2009 23:27 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2012 11:27 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16688 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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