Reflexive Embodiment in Contemporary Society
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: September 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780335216987
Subjects: Social welfare & social services; Social Science; Sociology; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Reference; Body image; Body schema; Body, Human; Social aspects
Description: In this book, Crossley explores the concept of reflexive embodiment - how we, as embodied beings, reflect upon our own embodiment. He considers the ways in which we modify and maintain our bodies, from brushing our teeth and washing our faces through to tattooing and bodybuilding.