Gendering bodies
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
1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages)
9780742581388, 9781299449817, 0742581381, 1299449816
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Print version:
Chapter 1 Chapter One: Creating a World of Difchotomy: Categorizing Sex and Gendering Cultural Messages Chapter 2 Chapter Two: Doing "Woman"/Doing "Man": Gender Performances That Produce Reality Chapter 3 Chapter Three: Becoming Our Own Jailers: Surveillance and Accountability Chapter 4 Chapter Four: But Gender Is Real: Measurable Inequalities and Their Effects on Bodies Chapter 5 Undisciplining Gender: Gender Agency and Resistance Chapter 6 Chapter Six: A World without Dichotomies?
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011
English
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