Introduction: An engagement with the sociology of embodiment -- Embodiment, identity and womanhood -- Cultures of adolescence -- Embodiment and womanhood in Femina -- The body in the mirror : embodiment, violence and identity -- The body as a weapon : embodiment, work and identity -- Aporiai of resistance
Summary
This title explores embodiment and identity in the context of women's lives in an urban setting in contemporary India. The focus on embodiment is mediated by gender and class, two critical elements that constitute identity in relation to embodiment
