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Childbearing Narratives
Contemporary Society
corporeality studies
Cosmetic Surgery
Crack Cocaine
cultural body practices
Danse Macabre
Di Poppea
Dramaturgical Body
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Ecstatic Body
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Fi Nite Provinces
Fi Rstness
gendered embodiment
health and illness sociology
Horses Women
immediacy
interactionist theory
modification
Mortifi Cation
pre-refl
Pre-refl Exive
projects
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Qualitative Immediacy
qualitative research on bodily experience
Rambo Ronai
Refl Exive Embodiment
Reflexive Body Techniques
social constructionism
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Tummy Tucks
Unassisted Birth
Women's Professional Football
WPFL
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780754647263
- Weight: 740g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 14 Sep 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The body and experiences of embodiment have generated a rich and diverse sociological literature. This volume articulates and illustrates one major approach to the sociology of the body: symbolic interactionism, an increasingly prevalent theoretical base of contemporary sociology derived from the pragmatism of writers such as John Dewey, William James, Charles Peirce, Charles Cooley and George Herbert Mead. The authors argue that, from an interactionist perspective, the body is much more than a tangible, corporeal object - it is a vessel of great significance to the individual and society. From this perspective, body, self and social interaction are intimately interrelated and constantly reconfigured. The collection constitutes a unique anthology of empirical research on the body, from health and illness to sexuality, from beauty and imagery to bodily performance in sport and art, and from mediated communication to plastic surgery. The contributions are informed by innovative interactionist theory, offering fresh insights into one of the fastest growing sub-disciplines of sociology and cultural studies.
Dennis D. Waskul is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University Mankato, USA. His empirical and theoretical articles have been published in Symbolic Interaction, New Media & Society, The Information Society, and Sociological Spectrum. His research interests have been largely organized around the dynamics of embodiment, with special interest in liminal circumstances where fantasy, imagination, and reality coexist. Phillip Vannini is a Research Fellow in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada. He has published theory and research dealing with semiotics and symbolic interactionism, and the semiotics of the body in the following journals: Journal of Popular Culture, CTheory, Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, Studies in Symbolic Interaction, and Symbolic Interaction.
