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Roberta Sassatelli,Rossella Ghigi

Body and Gender: Sociological Perspectives

Body and Gender: Sociological Perspectives

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The body is both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self, and this book investigates how it is shaped by institutions, interaction, and culture and how it contributes to inequality. It looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with attention to body politics, the power of appearance, and the representation of embodied identity, and how it intersects with other dimensions of social inequality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 14 December 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd


Even though we frequently perceive bodies as inherently natural and given, or as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self. This book investigates the body as an essential vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction, and culture, and how, in turn, it contributes to partly modifying them. Sassatelli and Ghigi demonstrate how the process of embodiment is simultaneously naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological research about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book examines how the gendered body has been conceptualized, with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance, and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex, and sexuality and how gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class, and disability. This exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality, and embodiment in contemporary society.

Weight: 397g
Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509550081

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