Christopher Faircloth
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Faircloth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Faircloth |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRCLOTH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University Gerontology Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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Embodied Fluidity and the Commitment to Movement
While biomedical research reifies bodily movement in the lives of people with chronic illness as 'functional mobility,' our analysis of biographical osteoarthritis narratives uncovers a moral commitment to movement as both a moral imperative and a technique to preserve a self threatened by the limits arthritis places on daily life. A content analysis of twelve interviews with arthritis sufferers shows that, in addition to the practical and emotio…
Disrupted Bodies
This article explores the intersection of recovery and bodily practices among stroke survivors. Drawing on the extensive literature on the socially constructed body in general, on chronic illness, and on interactionist thought, we explore bodily experience as a mechanism that informs stroke survivors' understanding and practices of everyday life in recovery. We ask a central question: what practical mechanisms does the survivor employ to provide …
Writing the Exotic, the Authentic, and the Moral
The influence of the literary discourse of romanticism on the textual construction of social problems is examined using secondary content analysis of classical and contemporary ethnographies. Three discursive elements of romanticism (the lure of the exotic, authenticity, and the moral project) are highlighted and critiqued in relation to the researcher-participant duality, the taken-for-granted self, and promises of amelioration. The analysis poi…
Embodied Fluidity and the Commitment to Movement
While biomedical research reifies bodily movement in the lives of people with chronic illness as 'functional mobility,' our analysis of biographical osteoarthritis narratives uncovers a moral commitment to movement as both a moral imperative and a technique to preserve a self threatened by the limits arthritis places on daily life. A content analysis of twelve interviews with arthritis sufferers shows that, in addition to the practical and emotio…
Disrupted Bodies
This article explores the intersection of recovery and bodily practices among stroke survivors. Drawing on the extensive literature on the socially constructed body in general, on chronic illness, and on interactionist thought, we explore bodily experience as a mechanism that informs stroke survivors' understanding and practices of everyday life in recovery. We ask a central question: what practical mechanisms does the survivor employ to provide …
Writing the Exotic, the Authentic, and the Moral
The influence of the literary discourse of romanticism on the textual construction of social problems is examined using secondary content analysis of classical and contemporary ethnographies. Three discursive elements of romanticism (the lure of the exotic, authenticity, and the moral project) are highlighted and critiqued in relation to the researcher-participant duality, the taken-for-granted self, and promises of amelioration. The analysis poi…
Writing the Exotic, the Authentic, and the Moral
The influence of the literary discourse of romanticism on the textual construction of social problems is examined using secondary content analysis of classical and contemporary ethnographies. Three discursive elements of romanticism (the lure of the exotic, authenticity, and the moral project) are highlighted and critiqued in relation to the researcher-participant duality, the taken-for-granted self, and promises of amelioration. The analysis poi…
Embodied Fluidity and the Commitment to Movement
While biomedical research reifies bodily movement in the lives of people with chronic illness as 'functional mobility,' our analysis of biographical osteoarthritis narratives uncovers a moral commitment to movement as both a moral imperative and a technique to preserve a self threatened by the limits arthritis places on daily life. A content analysis of twelve interviews with arthritis sufferers shows that, in addition to the practical and emotio…
Disrupted Bodies
This article explores the intersection of recovery and bodily practices among stroke survivors. Drawing on the extensive literature on the socially constructed body in general, on chronic illness, and on interactionist thought, we explore bodily experience as a mechanism that informs stroke survivors' understanding and practices of everyday life in recovery. We ask a central question: what practical mechanisms does the survivor employ to provide …
Public expenditure in Latin America
Epistemology (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)