The Lived Body takes a fresh look at the notion of human embodiment and provides an ideal textbook for undergraduates on the growing number of courses on the sociology of the body.The authors propose a new approach – an ‘Embodied Sociology’ – one which makes embodiment central rather than peripheral. They critically examine the dualist legacies of the past, assessing the ideas of a range of key thinkers, from Marx to Freud, Foucault to Giddens, Deleuze to Guattari and Irigary to Grosz, in terms of the bodily themes and issues they address.They also explore new areas of research, including the ‘fate’ of embodiment in late modernity, sex, gender, medical technology and the body, the sociology of emotions, pain, sleep and artistic representations of the body.The Lived Body will provide students and researchers in medical sociology, health sciences, cultural studies and philosophy with clear, accessible coverage of the major theories and debates in the sociology of the body and a challenging new way of thinking.
Gillian A. Bendelow & Simon J. Williams
Lived Body [PDF ebook]
Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues
Lived Body [PDF ebook]
Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 272 ● ISBN 9780203025680 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2285138 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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