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Author Shilling, Chris.

Title The body and social theory / Chris Shilling
Edition Second edition
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2003
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Description 1 online resource (x, 238 pages)
Series Theory, culture & society
Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Summary In this updated edition Chris Shilling: provides a critical survey of the field; demonstrates how developments in diet, sexuality, reproductive technology, genetic engineering and sports science have made the body a site for social alternatives and individual choices; and elucidates the practical uses of theory in striking and accessible ways
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-230) and index
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Subject Human body -- Social aspects.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1849206570 (electronic bk.)
9781849206570 (electronic bk.)
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