Body in Society An Introduction

Name: Body in Society An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780745625386

ISBN-10: 074562538X

ISBN-13: 9780745625386

Edition: 2004

Authors: Alexandra Howson

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This new book is a lively and highly accessible introduction to the sociology of the body. In everyday life we are not, for the most part, actively conscious of our bodies or the bodies of others we simply take them for granted. The Body in Society examines what certain aspects of our bodies, such as the size, shape, smell and demeanor, reveal about the social organization of everyday life and how the body is crucial to the way we engage with the world and the people around us. The human body is endowed with varied forms of social significance, and it is this which sociology has addressed by asking questions such as: To what degree do individuals have control over their own bodies?…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 1/26/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Body in Everyday Life



The Body, Gender and Sex



The Civilized Body



The Body in Consumer Culture



Regulating the Body



Images and Experiences of Childhood, Ageing and Death


Glossary


References


Index