The intimate world of strangers -Embodying the child in foster care

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-347

  Rees, Alyson ^a   Pithouse, Andrew ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Embodiment; Foster families; Foster homes; Intimacy; Touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350225272     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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