Dear All,

Just a little reminder about the abstract deadline for this study group's 
conference on: THE BODY AND SOCIAL POLICY.

*Abstracts are due in by the 30th November*

We also welcome delegates to the conference who do not wish to give a 
paper! Details of the event are below and I have also attached a 
registration form here. 

THE BODY AND SOCIAL POLICY conference.
Date: 15th January 2008.
Venue: Weetwood Hall, University of Leeds.

This one day conference aims to foster dialogue between sociological 
theory and social policy by exploring contemporary debates around issues 
such as age and ageing, care and care-giving, disability, health and well-
being, social capital and social exclusion.

Keynote Address: Prof. Julia Twigg, University of Kent. Julia will talk 
about ‘mapping the territory’ for the body in social policy.

Afternoon Plenary Presentation: Prof. Chris Shilling, University of Kent, 
paper title: ‘The Body Pedagogics of Human Welfare’

Abstract deadline: 30th November 2007.
Registration deadline: 20th December 2007.

**Registration fees: £40 (BSA/SPA members), £50 (non-members)**

We welcome abstracts (no more than 300 words in body of an email or word 
attachment) from researchers working within and across the disciplines of 
sociology and social policy.

For further info. or to submit an abstract please contact Angharad Beckett 
([log in to unmask]) or Justin Waring ([log in to unmask])