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Autor/in | Günther, Kirsi |
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Titel | "Body Work" in Home-Based Substance Abuse Care. |
Quelle | In: Social Inclusion, 9 (2021) 3, S. 256-264
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2183-2803 |
DOI | 10.17645/si.v9i3.4310 |
Schlagwörter | Drogenabhängigkeit; Drogenberatung; Finnland |
Abstract | This study examines "body work" in the context of home-based substance abuse care in Finland, which is provided to adults with intoxicant problems and needing short- and long-term support in their everyday lives. This article is concerned specifically with body work, which can be defined as care work focusing directly on the bodies of others. Through a twofold analysis of 13 audio-recorded home visits and ethnographic field notes, it examines what body work is in home-based substance abuse care, how close body work is and how workers and clients negotiate about it. The study shows that home as a site of care has an impact on substance abuse care. The worker's home visit settles into a tension relation between private and public even if the care is a part of weekly routine. Body work is holistic care work necessitating slight, medium, and extreme bodily intimacy in taking care of and supporting client's well-being. During the home visit, worker and client negotiate the body work and its content. Worker and client communicate verbally and non-verbally by gaze and body movements. Often the workers have to balance between disciplinary, participatory, and caring approaches to support the client living in the best possible way. |
Erfasst von | GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim |
Update | 2022/3 |