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Body Matters: Essays On The Sociology Of The Body

Body Matters: Essays On The Sociology Of The Body

Hardcover

General EducationGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1850009422
ISBN13: 9781850009429
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 19 1993
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Focusing on the sociological embodiment of various social actors, the authors consider the subsequent links with the constraints of daily life i.e. the male body, female therapists, body builders, marital and sexual counsellors, sex workers. They present recent or new research findings on aspects of the body, variants from what is conventionally seen as natural and consider and question aspects of self-image versus society's expectations. A number of developments in discussions of the body on such topics as feminist thought, the study of health and illness and cultural theory are presented as a series of essays which demonstrate the variety of interests mentioned.; The book is aimed at undergraduates/postgraduates students and lecturers in sociology, cultural studies, women's and gender studies.

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