Body/Embodiment: Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body

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Routledge, 8 apr. 2016 - 312 sidor
The body and experiences of embodiment have generated a rich and diverse sociological literature. This volume articulates and illustrates one major approach to the sociology of the body: symbolic interactionism, an increasingly prevalent theoretical base of contemporary sociology derived from the pragmatism of writers such as John Dewey, William James, Charles Peirce, Charles Cooley 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 great significance to the individual and society. From this perspective, body, self and social interaction are intimately interrelated and constantly reconfigured. The collection constitutes 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. The 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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List of Figures
The Body in Symbolic Interaction
The Networked Body and the Question of Reflexivity
Visibility and Invisibility
Reflexive Transembodiment
Embodied Enactment and Experience
Managing Disability and the Precariousness of
Opera and the Embodiment of Performance
Tackling Like a Girl?
Embodiment Drug Use and Representation
SocioSemiotic Reflections on Surpassing the Dualism
Erica Owens and Bronwyn Beistle
Commodification
Consumer Narratives and the Management
Surpassing Narratives and Cosmetic Surgery
Negotiations of Personal Autonomy

Bodies Movement and Idiom in Capoeira
The Value of Embodied Interpretive Sociology
Embodied Subjectivity HumanHorse Communication
An Overview Exploration and Extension
Index
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Dennis D. Waskul is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University Mankato, USA. His empirical and theoretical articles have been published in Symbolic Interaction, New Media & Society, The Information Society, and Sociological Spectrum. His research interests have been largely organized around the dynamics of embodiment, with special interest in liminal circumstances where fantasy, imagination, and reality coexist. Phillip Vannini is a Research Fellow in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada. He has published theory and research dealing with semiotics and symbolic interactionism, and the semiotics of the body in the following journals: Journal of Popular Culture, CTheory, Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, Studies in Symbolic Interaction, and Symbolic Interaction.

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