Gendering Bodies

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Gendering Bodies explains how the social world shapes our physical bodies and how our bodies shape the social world. In this remarkable investigation into contemporary ideas of gender, sociologists Crawley, Foley, and Shehan argue that bodies are constantly being gendered, or encouraged to participate in (heterosexual) gender conformity. This engendering influences nutrition practices, work and employment choices, dieting, working out, cosmetic surgery, sexual practices, and training-or lack thereof-in sports or fitness. This is an accessible, yet comprehensive, sociological inquiry into a theory of the gendered body.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-08-02
Mått:154 x 231 x 23 mm
Vikt:456 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Gender Lens
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742559578

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sara L. Crawley is associate professor of women's studies at the University of South Florida. Lara J. Foley is associate professor chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Tulsa. Constance L. Shehan is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Florida.

Recensioner i media

The authors position this book as an account that will be equally useful for undergraduate students and academic researchers. Recommended.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Chapter One: Creating a World of Difchotomy: Categorizing Sex and Gendering Cultural MessagesChapter 2 Chapter Two: Doing "Woman"/Doing "Man": Gender Performances That Produce RealityChapter 3 Chapter Three: Becoming Our Own Jailers: Surveillance and AccountabilityChapter 4 Chapter Four: But Gender Is Real: Measurable Inequalities and Their Effects on BodiesChapter 5 Undisciplining Gender: Gender Agency and ResistanceChapter 6 Chapter Six: A World without Dichotomies?