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- Condition
- Good
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- “Item in good used condition. Please see photos and description for additional details.”
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Subject
- Social Sciences, Sociology
- ISBN
- 9780761942856
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
SAGE Publications, The Limited
ISBN-10
0761942858
ISBN-13
9780761942856
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2504948
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Body and Social Theory
Subject
Social Work, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2003
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Series
Published in Association with Theory, Culture and Society Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-115869
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
Praise for the First Edition: '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 '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, Praise for the First Edition: '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 '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, Praise for the First Edition:'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'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
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
306.4
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
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
Synopsis
This new, updated edition of the bestselling text retains all the strengths of the first edition whilst: providing a critical survey of the field that is unrivalled in its accuracy and clarity; demonstrating 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 elucidating the practical uses of theory in striking and accessible ways., This new, updated edition of the best-selling text provides a critical survey of the field; demonstrates how new developments in have made the body a site for social alternatives and individual choices; and elucidates the practical uses of theory in striking and accessible ways.
LC Classification Number
HM636.S55 2003
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