The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 080398412X ISBN 13 : 9780803984127

Editeur : Sage Publications Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to understanding the complex interrelations between nature, culture and society. At a theoretical level, the volume explores the origins of a social theory of the body in sources ranging from the work of Nietzsche to contemporary feminist theory.

The importance of a theoretical understanding of the body to social and cultural analysis of contemporary societies is demonstrated through specific case studies. These range from the expression of the emotions, romantic love, dietary practice, consumer culture, fitness and beauty, to media images of women and sexuality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bryan S. Turner is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge from 1998-2005. His research interests include globalization and religion, concentrating on such issues as religious conflict and the modern state, religious authority and electronic information, religious, consumerism and youth cultures, human rights and religion, the human body, medical change, and religious cosmologies. He is Joint Chief Editor of the journal Citizenship Studies and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sage Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080398412X
• ISBN 13: 9780803984127
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Featherstone Mike, Hepworth Mike, Turner Bryan S
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible