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Body and Gender

By Roberta Sassatelli

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Body and Gender

By Roberta Sassatelli

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Even though we often think of bodies as natural and given, or else as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self. This book investigates the body as a fundamental vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction and culture, and how in turn it contributes to partly modify them. Sassatelli and Ghigi show how the process of embodiment is at the same time naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological ideas about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex and sexuality and the way gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class and disability. This exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality and embodiment in contemporary society.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2023-12-15
Publication Date:
2024-03-11
Publisher:
Polity Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1509550070
ISBN13:
9781509550074
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
518 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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