Changing bodies: habit, crisis and creativity
Changing bodies: habit, crisis and creativity
Where are we at with studies of the body and society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This title provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area.
Changing bodies: habit, crisis and creativity
Where are we at with studies of the body and society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This title provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area.
Where are we at with studies of the body and society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This title provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area.
Where are we at with studies of Body & Society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This book provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area to date. Based on a novel theory of action it surveys the terrain by arguing that human identity, so…
Changing bodies: habit, crisis and creativity
Where are we at with studies of the body and society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This title provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area.
Changing bodies: habit, crisis and creativity
Where are we at with studies of the body and society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This title provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area.
In this introduction, Chris Shilling considers the social significance of the human body, and the importance of the body to individual and collective identities. He examines how bodies not only shape but are shaped by the social, cultural, and material contexts in which humans l…
The human body is thought of conventionally as a biological entity, with its longevity, morbidity, size and even appearance determined by genetic factors immune to the influence of society or culture. Since the mid-1980s, however, there has been a rising awareness of how our bod…
In this introduction, Chris Shilling considers the social significance of the human body, and the importance of the body to individual and collective identities. He examines how bodies not only shape but are shaped by the social, cultural, and material contexts in which humans l…