Real bodies

This introductory text sets out to make the links between sociological theories of the body and actual human behaviour and experience. It covers a broad range of topics, from long-standing sociological concerns to more contemporary issues. With a focus on the changeability of the body, it examines the part that bodies play in the social construction of categories such as race, sexuality and disability and explores how we express ourselves through our bodies, whether in eating, dress or pain. It also debates how the body is regulated, both through the life course and in reproduction

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Reproduction · Social science · Sociological imagination · Sociological theory · Sociology · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Philosophy · Human body · Social aspects · Ecology