The body -- Appearance and body image -- Social routines and relationships -- Sport and the body -- Intimate activities: sexuality -- Coping with embarrassment: bodily continence -- A new body in a new world
Summary
In this major new contribution to the field of the sociology of the body, Wendy Seymour interviews people who have suffered profound bodily paralysis and explores their sense of an embodied self. Essential reading for rehabilitation professionals
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-195) and index
