Lisa Blackman - Body
Lisa Blackman - Body Questions around 'the body' are central to social theory. The Body: The Key Concepts highlights and analyzes the debates which make the body central to current sociological,…
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Lisa Blackman - Body
Questions around 'the body' are central to social theory. The Body: The Key Concepts highlights and analyzes the debates which make the body central to current sociological, psychological, cultural and feminist thinking.Today, questions around the body are intrinsic to a wide range of debates--from technological developments in media and communications, to socio-cultural questions around representation, performance, class, race, gender and sexuality, to the more 'physical' concerns of health and illness, sleep, diet and eating disorders, body parts and the senses.The Body: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction for any student seeking a concise and up-to-date analysis of the complex and influential debates around Our changing understanding of the body now challenges the ways we conceive power, ideology, subjectivity and social and cultural process.