Body Studies: The Basics
Body Studies: The Basics Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification, debates about obesity and issues of age being…
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Body Studies: The Basics
Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification, debates about obesity and issues of age being brought into focus by the media. Culture: how we 'build' and transform our bodiesConformity and resistance in bodily practiceIssues of body image - beauty, diet, exercise and ageSporting bodies and the pursuit of idealsEnfreakment, disability and monstrosityCyborgs and virtual online bodiesWith further reading signposted Drawing on contemporary culture, Body Studies: The Basics introduces readers to the key concerns and debates surrounding the study of the sociological body, cutting across disciplines to cover topics which include:Nature vs.
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