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Dolezal Luna |
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Titolo |
The body and shame : phenomenology, feminism, and the socially shaped body / / Luna Dolezal |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Body image - Social aspects |
Human body (Philosophy) |
Shame |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Shame and Philosophy""; ""2 Phenomenology of the Body and Shame""; ""3 Shame and the Socially Shaped Body""; ""4 The Politics of Shame""; ""5 Body Shame and Female Experience""; ""6 The Case of Cosmetic Surgery""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Every woman - indeed every member of an oppressed group - will find this topic resonant. Dolezal argues that, while 'acute' body shame is necessary to socialization (what Norbert Elias called 'the civilising process'), 'chronic' body shame is undermining; its destructive potential is exemplified in the case of cosmetic surgery. Dolezal skilfully weaves together social theory (Elias, Foucault, Goffman) with phenomenology (Sartre, Merleau-Ponty) to outline a theory of the socially shaped body that will be required reading for feminists and social theorists alike. |
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