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Body/Embodiment : Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body - Phillip Vannini

Body/Embodiment

Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body

By: Phillip Vannini, Dennis Waskul (Editor)

Hardcover | 14 September 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The body and experiences of embodiment have generated a rich and diverse sociological literature. This book concentrates on articulating and illustrating one major approach to the sociology of the body. It draws on symbolic interactionism, an increasingly prevalent theoretical base of contemporary sociology derived from the pragmatism of writers such as John Dewey and George Herbert Mead.The authors argue that from an interactionist perspective, the body is much more than a tangible, corporeal object. It is a vessel of meaning of great significance to the individual and society, and a social object. From this perspective body, self and social interaction are intimately interrelated and constantly being reconfigured.The essays in this collection constitute a unique anthology of empirical research on the body, from health and illness to sexuality, from beauty and imagery to bodily performance in sport and art, and from mediated communication to plastic surgery. These contributions are informed by innovative interactionist theory, offering fresh insights into one of the fastest growing sub-disciplines of sociology and cultural studies.
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'Body/Embodiment shows bodies doing things (getting sick, giving birth), people doing things to bodies (having surgery, injecting drugs, becoming fit or thin), people doing things with bodies (playing sports, singing opera), and in all these activities, people finding out who they are in the measure of their embodiment. These studies demonstrate the continuing relevance of Cooley, Goffman, and the symbolic interactionist view of life.' Arthur W. Frank, University of Calgary, Canada 'The nineteen essays in the collection draw upon work by key figures within that perspective and the pragmatist tradition...Waskul and Vannini[s] text...draws attention to (both minor and more significant) variations of emphasis within a single theoretical perspective on the body...the essays in the collection are engaging and well written...it provides a number of good examples of theoretically-informed empirical work, making it a resource that is altogether too rare within the body studies literature.' British Journal of Sociology

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