Remaking The Body Book

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	The body	1
	The body in sociology	3
	The research project	14
	Key themes of the research	17
	Methodology	22
2	Appearance and body image	31
	The body project: structural forces and human embodiment	31
	Disability and bodily expression	36
3	Social routines and relationships	51
	Social interactions and relationships	54
	Parenting	67
	Emotional and practical support	75
	Dependence	79
	Friendships	84
	Relationships in settings of professional care	86
4	Sport and the body	92
	Physical connections	97
	Previous involvement in sport	99
	The rehabilitation program	107
	Involvement in sport beyond the unit	114
	Advantages and disadvantages of the physical model	119
5	Intimate activities: sexuality	128
	Impact of sexual loss	132
	Professional neglect of sexual issues	135
	Sexual experiences	139
	Fertility	149
6	Coping with embarrassment: bodily continence	154
	The body and society	154
	The impact of incontinence on the embodied self	157
	Managing bodily incontinence	161
	Impact of bodily incontinence on relationships	172
7	A new body in a new world	177
	Embodiment: understanding the body in society	177
	Defining embodiment in a world of high technology	180
	Bibliography	186
	Index	197