Gendering Bodies (The Gender Lens)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: AltaMira Press; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: August 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780742559578
Subjects: Gender Studies; Social Science; Psychology; Sociology; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Human Sexuality; Social Science / Gender Studies; Gay Studies; Sex; Sex role; Sexual orientation; Social aspects; United States
Description: Gendering Bodies explains how the social world shapes our physical bodies and how our bodies shape the social world. In this remarkable investigation into contemporary ideas of gender, sociologists Crawley, Foley, and Shehan argue that bodies are constantly being gendered, that is, encouraged to participate in (heterosexual) gender conformity. This engendering influences nutrition practices, work and employment choices, diet, exercise, cosmetic surgery, sexual practices, and training - or lack thereof - in sports and fitness. This is an accessible, yet comprehensive, sociological inquiry into a theory of the gendered body.