
Body/Embodiment
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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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|18 pages
Introduction: The Body in Symbolic Interaction
part |2 pages
PART 1 The Looking-Glass Body: Refl exivity as Embodiment
chapter 3|16 pages
Refl ections of the Body, Images of Self: Visibility and Invisibility in Chronic Illness and Disability
part |2 pages
PART 2 The Dramaturgical Body: Body as Performance
chapter 6|12 pages
Body Armour: Managing Disability and the Precariousness of the Territories of the Self
chapter 8|14 pages
Samba no Mar: Bodies, Movement and Idiom in Capoeira
part |2 pages
PART 3 The Phenomenological Body: Body as Province of Meaning
chapter 9|16 pages
Corporeal Indeterminacy: The Value of Embodied, Interpretive Sociology
chapter 10|12 pages
Intelligent Bodies: Embodied Subjectivity Human-Horse Communication
chapter 11|12 pages
Professional Female Football Players: Tackling Like a Girl?
part |2 pages
PART 4 The Socio-Semiotic Body: Body as Trace of Culture
chapter 13|18 pages
Body Ekstasis: Socio-Semiotic Refl ections on Surpassing the Dualism of Body-Image
chapter 14|12 pages
Eating the Black Body: Interracial Desire, Food Metaphor and White Fear
chapter 15|16 pages
Claiming the Bodies of Exotic Dancers: The Problematic Discourse of Commodifi cation
part |2 pages
PART 5 The Narrative Body: Body as Story
chapter 16|16 pages
The Fit and Healthy Body: Consumer Narratives and the Management of Postmodern Corporeity
chapter 17|16 pages
Masks of Masculinity: (Sur)passing Narratives and Cosmetic Surgery
part |2 pages
CONCLUSION