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Outline some of the Background to the present role of home care workers within community care policy and explain why this role is important within the policy
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OPTION 1 In what ways is the concept of 'technologies of the self' useful in seeking to understand young people's relationships with their bodies? Introduction In discussing this topic, one first has to explore what is meant by the phrase 'technologies of the self', and then consider how useful this concept is when working with young people. I will also discuss the relationships young people have with their bodies and the purpose this concept plays in understanding these relationships Technologies of the Self 'Technologies of the self' was a phrase coined by Michel Foucault in his book the History of Sexuality (1976). Technologies of the self are a set of techniques and practices employed by individuals and society, which can be deployed to modify or affect the self. Foucault was of the opinion that our bodies were like blank canvases and only through the process of naming and coding or titleing our personalities and components of...
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