The lived body : sociological themes, embodied issues /
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| Author / Creator: | Williams, Simon J. (Simon Johnson), 1961- author. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201589 |
| Summary: | 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.<br> 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.<br> 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.<br> 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203025680 0203025687 9786610332120 6610332126 9780415194259 0415194253 9780415194266 0415194261 |