Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health

Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9781317155836
ISBN-13 : 1317155831
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Book Synopsis Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health by : Elizabeth Ettorre

Download or read book Culture, Bodies and the Sociology of Health written by Elizabeth Ettorre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The volumes international team of scholars engage with a range of issues surrounding the cultural construction of the body as a site of health and illness. As such, it will be of interest not only to sociologists, especially sociologists of health, but also to scholars of media and communication studies as well as cultural theorists.


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