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The Body and Social Theory (Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society) (2nd Revised edition) ISBN: 0761942858 ISBN13: 9780761942856 The Body and Social Theory (Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society) (2nd Revised edition) By: Chris Shilling Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd Format: Paperback Our Price: 20.69 Discount: 10% RRP: 22.99

Praise for the First Edition: 'Essential to any collection of work on the body, health and illness, or social theory' - Choice . 'Sophisticated ! and acutely perceptive of the importance of the complex dialectic between social institutions, culture and biological conditions' - Times Higher Education Supplement . 'Chris Shilling has done us all a splendid service in bringing together and illustrating the tremendous diversity and richness of sociological thinking on the topic of human embodiment and its implications' - Sociological Review .This updated edition of the bestselling text retains all the strengths of the first edition. Chris Shilling: provides a critical survey of the field; demonstrates how developments in diet, sexuality, reproductive technology, genetic engineering and sports science have made the body a site for social alternatives and individual choices; and elucidates the practical uses of theory in striking and accessible ways. In addition, new, original material: explores the latest feminist, phenomenological and action-oriented approaches to the body; examines the latest work on 'body projects' and the relationship between the body and self-identity; and outlines a compelling theoretical framework that provides a radical basis for the consolidation of body studies.


Contents:

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


Brief Description:

Demonstrates how developments in diet, sexuality, reproductive technology, genetic engineering and sports science have made the body a site for social alternatives and individual choices. This book explores the feminist, phenomenological and action-oriented approaches to the body. It examines the relationship between the body and self-identity.

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