Somology

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Somology refers to the study of the caring of the body, e.g., in nursing.

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Theoretical somology

Def. "understanding the body as an integration of the object body (the thing) into experience so that it is simultaneously an object, a means of experience, a means of expression, a manner of presence among other people, and a part of one's personal identity" is called somology.^[1]

References

↑ Jocalyn Lawler (2006). Behind the Screens: Nursing, Somology, and the Problem of the Body. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press. pp. 248. ISBN 1 920898 25 5. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=bs8kok5R7TUC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=7caRwY4vHc&sig=w5BIkgyu5tKMeotumLg7_I6a8qs#v=onepage&f=false. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

External links

Behind the Screens Nursing, Somology, and the Problem of the Body

[Lawler-1] Jocalyn Lawler (2006). Behind the Screens: Nursing, Somology, and the Problem of the Body. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press. pp. 248. ISBN 1 920898 25 5. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=bs8kok5R7TUC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=7caRwY4vHc&sig=w5BIkgyu5tKMeotumLg7_I6a8qs#v=onepage&f=false. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

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