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

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

The rise of the health, beauty and fitness industries in recent years has led to an increased focus on the body. Body image, gender and health are issues of lon

Community care lies at the intersection of day-to-day life and the public world of service provision. Using the lens of one particular activity - bathing - this

How is gender signified, produced and reproduced through paid and unpaid labour? In what ways does gender intersect with other kinds of disadvantage? How does p