Intercorporeality and visual representations of carework in nursing home environments

Caring for the body is a central activity of care staff working in nursing home settings. While there is a growing body of literature on social dynamics of carework, less attention has been paid to embodied dimensions of this work. This paper draws upon fieldwork data, including video data, derived...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gloria Puurveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2017.1422226