Blackman Lisa - The Body The Key Concepts - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Questions around 'the body are central to social theory. Our changing understanding of the body now challenges the ways we conceive power ideology subjectivity and social and cultural process. The Body: the key concepts highlights and analyses 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 the body in contemporary culture.
Title: The Body The Key Concepts
Author(s): Blackman Lisa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781845205904
Pages: 168 Pages
Publication Date: 8/1/2008
Category: Anthropology