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Carework as a form of bodywork

TWIGG, JULIA·2000·Ageing and Society
DOI 10.1017/s0144686x99007801
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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.

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Authors
TWIGG, J.
Venue
Ageing and Society
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2000-07
Volume
20
Issue
4
Pages
389-411
ISSN
  • 0144-686X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-1779
DOI
10.1017/s0144686x99007801
OpenAlex
W2133987602
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377
References
32
FWCI
3.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
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