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| Tacit knowledge of caring and embodied selfhood | | Author(s) | Pia C Kontos, Gary Naglie |
| Journal title | Sociology of Health & Illness, vol 31, no 5, July 2009 |
| Pages | pp 688-704 |
| Source | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Personality ; Attitude ; Medical workers ; Information needs ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The tacit knowledge paradigm is gaining recognition as an important source of knowledge that informs clinical decision-making. It is, however, limited by an exclusive focus on knowledge acquired through clinical practice, and a consequent neglect of the primordial and socio-cultural significance of embodied selfhood, precisely what provides the foundational structure of tacit knowledge of caring and facilitates its manifestation. Drawing on findings from a qualitative study of 43 dementia care practitioners in Ontario, Canada that utilised research-based drama and focus group methodology, it is argued that embodied selfhood is fundamental to tacit knowledge of caring. Results are analysed drawing upon the theoretical precepts of embodied selfhood that are rooted in Merleau-Ponty's (1962) reconceptualisation of perception and Bourdieu's (1977 and 1990) notion of habitus. The authors conclude with a call for further exploration of the body as a site of the production of tacit knowledge. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100115204 A |
| Classmark | EA: DK: DP: QT: UV:IK: 3DP: 7S |
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