’This truly deserves to be considered a classic and I strongly encourage my students to read it from cover to cover. Turner′s work on the body needs to be considered in its own right within courses on the sociology of the body.’
– Dr Robert Meadows, Surrey University
’Remains the foundational text for courses in the sociology of the body, replete with insights and a depth of analysis that has largely inspired an entire new area of studies across the social sciences.’
– Dr...
Spis treści
Introduction to the Third Edition
Virtue and the Body: The Debate over Nature and Nurture
Chapter 1: The Mode of Desire
Vulnerability and Values
Needs and Desires
Wi...
O autorze
Bryan S. Turner is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Sociology in the Fa...
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