The lived body: The Essential Dimension in Social Work Practice

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-85

  McCormick, Marie L ^a  

^a Marywood University   (United States)

Author keywords

bodies; feminism; older women; phenomenology; relationships; social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953279341     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325009359452     Document Type: Article

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