The body and social theory / Chris Shilling.
By: Shilling, Chris.
Material type: BookSeries: Theory, culture & society.Publisher: London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993Description: 232 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0803985851; 080398586X (pbk.).Subject(s): Body, Human -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.4Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 306.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00019194 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This clear, critical analysis of the new sociological literature on the body provides an introduction to the most important traditions of thought which have informed social theories of human embodiment.
Surveying the range of social theories of the body, Chris Shilling offers a comprehensive and innovative assessment of the field. He analyzes naturalistic, social constructionist and feminist theories of the body, appraises the fundamental sociological contributions of Pierre Bourdieu and Norbert Elias, and demonstrates the centrality of the body to the traditional concerns of social theory.
Bibliography: (pages 205-224) and index.
Introduction -- The body in sociology -- The naturalistic body -- The socially constructed body -- The body and social inequalities -- The body and physical capital -- The civilized body -- The body, self-identity and death -- Concluding comments.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- The Body in Sociology
- The Naturalistic Body
- The Socially Constructed Body
- The Body and Social Inequalities
- The Body and Physical Capital
- The Civilized Body
- The Body, Self-Identity and Death
- Concluding Comments