The Lived Body

Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues

Bibliographic Data

ID5809635
AuthorsDeborah Ousley Barrett, Deborah Barrett, Gill Bendelow (0000-0002-9293-5297), Gillian Bendelow
Year1999
Volume28
Issue5
Pages627-627
Publication date1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofThe lived body: Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues, Simon J Williams, 1998
VenueContemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2655063
OpenAlexW2095126522
LanguageEN

The Lived Body takes a fresh look at the notion of human embodiment and provides an ideal textbook for undergraduates on the growing number of courses on the sociology of the body. The authors propose a new approach - an 'Embodied Sociology' - one which makes embodiment central rather than peripheral. They critically examine the dualist legacies of the past, assessing the ideas of a range of key thinkers, from Marx to Freud, Foucault to Giddens, Deleuze to Guattari and Irigary to Grosz, in terms of the bodily themes and issues they address. They also explore new areas of research, including the 'fate' of embodiment in late modernity, sex, gender, medical technology and the body, the sociology of emotions, pain, sleep and artistic representations of the body. The Lived Body will provide students and researchers in medical sociology, health sciences, cultural studies and philosophy with clear, accessible coverage of the major theories and debates in the sociology of the body and a challenging new way of thinking

Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Sociology · Anthropology · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism

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