Embodying sociology : retrospect, progress, and prospects / edited by Chris Shilling.

Other author Shilling, Chris.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Description169 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesSociological review monograph
Sociological review monograph. ^A512623
Contents Sociology and the body : classical traditions and new agendas / Chris Shilling -- Culture, technologies, and bodies : the technological utopia of living forever / Bryan S. Turner -- Reclaiming women's bodies : colonialist trope or critical epistemology? / Kathy Davis -- Fieldwork embodied / Judith Okely -- Researching embodiment by way of "body techniques" / Nick Crossley -- Breathing like a soldier : culture incarnate / Brian Lande -- Listening to the dancer's body / Anna Aalten -- Embodied knowledge in glassblowing : the experience of meaning and the struggle towards proficiency / Erin O'Connor -- Vulnerable/dangerous bodies? : the trials and tribulations of sleep / Simon J. Williams.
Local noteLittle-352950--305131031154R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006100540
ISBN9781405167949 (pbk.)
ISBN1405167947 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HM636 .E43 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold