The Body in Everyday Life by Sarah Nettleton

The Body in Everyday Life by Sarah Nettleton

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We all have a body, but how does it impact upon our everyday life? This new and accessible introduction to the sociology of the body explores how ordinary women, men and children talk about their bodies.

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The Body in Everyday Life by Sarah Nettleton

We all have a body, but how does it impact upon our day to day life? This book sets out to explore how ordinary women, men and children talk about their bodies, through four central themes:- * physical and emotional bodies * illness and disability * gender * ageing. A coherent collection of such empirical research, The Body in Everyday Life provides an accessible introduction to the sociology of the body, a field previously dominated by theoretical or philosophical accounts.

'A fascinating and wide-ranging collection that is bound to engage the reader with new ideas and understandings' - Laura Potts, Health Matters Issue 36 Spring 1999

'A significant contribution to research relating to the embodied self as experienced in daily life and real world situations. It combines a wide range of research approaches, settings and topics and yet maintains a specific focus throughout' - Steve Robertson, Medical Sociology News vol 26 June 2000

Sarah Nettleton, Jonathan Watson
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780415162012
ISBN 10 0415162017
Title The Body in Everyday Life
Author Sarah Nettleton
Series The New Sociology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1998-05-28
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.