JULIA TWIGG is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. She has published widely on health and social care and is author of Bathing: The Body and Community Care.

'...the book is a treat to read and is destined to be essential reading for students and anyone else with a serious interest in advancing our understanding of the operation of social care and health services.' - Michael Fine, Ageing& Society

• AcknowledgementsThe Body in Health and Social CareThe Debate about the BodyThe Body and AgeingDisability and the BodyThe Body in Medicine and Health CareDiet, Health and the Body: Obesity and Eating DisordersHome Care: The Body in Domestic Time and SpaceThe Bodywork of CareThe Body in Public Space: Breastfeeding and ToiletsConclusionReferences

JULIA TWIGG is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. She has published widely on health and social care and is author of Bathing: The Body and Community Care.

'...the book is a treat to read and is destined to be essential reading for students and anyone else with a serious interest in advancing our understanding of the operation of social care and health services.' - Michael Fine, Ageing& Society

• AcknowledgementsThe Body in Health and Social CareThe Debate about the BodyThe Body and AgeingDisability and the BodyThe Body in Medicine and Health CareDiet, Health and the Body: Obesity and Eating DisordersHome Care: The Body in Domestic Time and SpaceThe Bodywork of CareThe Body in Public Space: Breastfeeding and ToiletsConclusionReferences