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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791127003321

Titolo

Culture, bodies and the sociology of health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elizabeth Ettorre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-315-57550-7

1-317-15583-1

1-317-15582-3

1-283-14888-9

9786613148889

0-7546-9499-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EttorreElizabeth <1948->

Disciplina

306.4/61

Soggetti

Human body - Social aspects

Health - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Bodies and technoscience -- pt. 2. Bodies and representations -- pt. 3. Abject bodies.

Sommario/riassunto

Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health explores the boundaries between bodies and society with special reference to uncovering the cultural components of health and the ways in which bodies are categorized according to a form of culturally embedded 'health orthodoxy'. Illustrating the importance of contextualizing the body as a cultural entity, this book demonstrates that the spaces and boundaries between healthy bodies are becoming more diverse than ever before.