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Fashion and Age - Dress, the Body and Later Life (Hardcover, New): Julia Twigg Fashion and Age - Dress, the Body and Later Life (Hardcover, New)
Julia Twigg
R4,363 Discovery Miles 43 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout history certain forms and styles of dress have been deemed appropriate - or more significantly, inappropriate - for people as they age. Older women in particular have long been subject to social pressure to tone down, to adopt self-effacing, covered-up styles. But increasingly there are signs of change, as older women aspire to younger, more mainstream, styles, and retailers realize the potential of the 'grey market'. Fashion and Age is the first study to systematically explore the links between clothing and age, drawing on fashion theory and cultural gerontology to examine the changing ways in which age is imagined, experienced and understood in modern culture through the medium of dress. Clothes lie between the body and its social expression, and the book explores the significance of embodiment in dress and in the cultural constitution of age. Drawing on the views of older women, journalists and fashion editors, and clothing designers and retailers, it aims to widen the agenda of fashion studies to encompass the everyday dress of the majority, shifting the debate about age away from its current preoccupation with dependency, towards a fuller account of the lived experience of age. Fashion and Age will be of great interest to students of fashion, material culture, sociology, sociology of age, history of dress and to clothing designers.

The Body in Health and Social Care (Hardcover): Julia Twigg The Body in Health and Social Care (Hardcover)
Julia Twigg
R4,692 Discovery Miles 46 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The body is central to many professional and policy concerns. 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, and public space. Twigg shows how constructions of the body affect how we see different social groups, and explores the significance of the body in the provision and delivery of care. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book offers fresh insights into classic areas of health, social care, and society.

Bathing - the Body and Community Care (Paperback): Julia Twigg Bathing - the Body and Community Care (Paperback)
Julia Twigg
R1,330 Discovery Miles 13 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


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 book explores what happens when the public world of professionals and service provision enters the lives of older and disabled people. Focusing on the body, it explores how recipients feel about personal care and how careworkers feel about giving it.
Drawing on her findings from an empirical study of help with washing and bathing, Julia Twigg explores the world of front-line care workers, their employment situations and the impact of these on their day-to-day work practices. In doing so she deploys traditions of analysis that have developed in other fields, most notably those relating to the body, but also historical, sociological and anthropological theorising, in order to widen the context within which community life is understood.
Bathing - the Body and Community Care provides a very clear and accessible overview of the literature on the body as well as taking a novel approach to examining a routine activity. It provides an engaging text for students and will be of interest to a wide range of audiences, both social science and health science students and nursing and allied professionals.

Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (Paperback): Julia Twigg, Wendy Martin Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (Paperback)
Julia Twigg, Wendy Martin
R1,453 Discovery Miles 14 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Later years are changing under the impact of demographic, social and cultural shifts. No longer confined to the sphere of social welfare, they are now studied within a wider cultural framework that encompasses new experiences and new modes of being. Drawing on influences from the arts and humanities, and deploying diverse methodologies - visual, literary, spatial - and theoretical perspectives Cultural Gerontology has brought new aspects of later life into view. This major new publication draws together these currents including: Theory and Methods; Embodiment; Identities and Social Relationships; Consumption and Leisure; and Time and Space. Based on specially commissioned chapters by leading international authors, the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology will provide concise authoritative reviews of the key debates and themes shaping this exciting new field.

Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (Hardcover): Julia Twigg, Wendy Martin Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology (Hardcover)
Julia Twigg, Wendy Martin
R6,321 Discovery Miles 63 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Later years are changing under the impact of demographic, social and cultural shifts. No longer confined to the sphere of social welfare, they are now studied within a wider cultural framework that encompasses new experiences and new modes of being. Drawing on influences from the arts and humanities, and deploying diverse methodologies - visual, literary, spatial - and theoretical perspectives Cultural Gerontology has brought new aspects of later life into view. This major new publication draws together these currents including: Theory and Methods; Embodiment; Identities and Social Relationships; Consumption and Leisure; and Time and Space. Based on specially commissioned chapters by leading international authors, the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology will provide concise authoritative reviews of the key debates and themes shaping this exciting new field.

Fashion and Age - Dress, the Body and Later Life (Paperback, New): Julia Twigg Fashion and Age - Dress, the Body and Later Life (Paperback, New)
Julia Twigg 1
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout history certain forms and styles of dress have been deemed appropriate - or more significantly, inappropriate - for people as they age. Older women in particular have long been subject to social pressure to tone down, to adopt self-effacing, covered-up styles. But increasingly there are signs of change, as older women aspire to younger, more mainstream, styles, and retailers realize the potential of the 'grey market'. "Fashion and Age" is the first study to systematically explore the links between clothing and age, drawing on fashion theory and cultural gerontology to examine the changing ways in which age is imagined, experienced and understood in modern culture through the medium of dress. Clothes lie between the body and its social expression, and the book explores the significance of embodiment in dress and in the cultural constitution of age.Drawing on the views of older women, journalists and fashion editors, and clothing designers and retailers, it aims to widen the agenda of fashion studies to encompass the everyday dress of the majority, shifting the debate about age away from its current preoccupation with dependency, towards a fuller account of the lived experience of age. Fashion and Age will be of great interest to students of fashion, material culture, sociology, sociology of age, history of dress and to clothing designers.

The Body in Health and Social Care (Paperback): Julia Twigg The Body in Health and Social Care (Paperback)
Julia Twigg
R1,589 Discovery Miles 15 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 and public space. Twigg illustrates how constructions of the body affect how we see different social groups and explores the significance of it in the provision and delivery of care.

Care Services for Later Life - Transformations and Critiques (Paperback): Marian Barnes, Gillian Dalley, Roger Coleman, Ruby... Care Services for Later Life - Transformations and Critiques (Paperback)
Marian Barnes, Gillian Dalley, Roger Coleman, Ruby Chau, Alan Maynard, …
R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the implications of current economic, social and political trends in Britain for older people? Social and demographic changes have led to traditional areas of welfare being transformed. The contributors to this book take a critical look at the current situation and assess the implications for future practice. They debate the assumptions and values underlying established welfare programmes and consider the case for change as growing demands put health and social services under increasing pressure. The second part of the book discusses specific areas in detail, ranging from the organisation of effective domiciliary social care to the impact of new technologies on older people's lives. This book provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the provision of services for older people and will be a valuable and thought-provoking resource for anyone involved in caring for and supporting them.

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