Body Piercing and Identity Construction: A Comparative Perspective—New York, New Orleans, Wrocław [electronic resource] /
Romanienko, Lisiunia A.author.
Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defiance use to express their identity.
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Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Images, Figures, and Tables; Preface; 1 Nonverbal Communication; 2 Verbal Communication; 3 Bohemian Network; 4 Ideological Apparatus; 5 Economic Contestation; 6 Digital Contestation; 7 Biker Contestation; 8 Sexual Sabotage; 9 Political Sabotage; 10 Aesthetic Sabotage; 11 Organic Sabotage; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defiance use to express their identity.
Sociology, Urban.
Human body-Social aspects.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Sociology of the Body.
Cultural Studies.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Sociology, general.