Un/knowing bodies
By: edited by Joanna Elizabeth Latimer and Michael W.J. Schillmeier.
Contributors: Latimer, Joanna.; Schillmeier, Michael W. J.
Series: Sociological review monograph series
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781405190831
Subjects: Human body
Description: "Leading international authors from across the social science disciplines explore the contemporary re-theorizing of bodies as known, knowing and unknowing. Presents cutting-edge research on ageing, disability, and biomedicine, together with original philosophical debates about the body and embodiment Offers exciting and creative approaches to researching disembodiment and to the practice, organization, and conduct of care Original exploration of contemporary theory and social philosophy on the body Includes innovative and creative approaches to care and primary research in medicine, genetics, disability, and ageing studies"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.