Constructing gendered bodies / edited by Kathryn Backett-Milburn and Linda McKie
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- British Sociological Association. Conference (1998 : University of Edinburgh)
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- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001
- xix, 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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- 0333774620
- 0333774612
- Series:
- Explorations in sociology ; v. 59
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"Interest in the sociological study of the body has increased dramatically in the 1990s. This book builds on this work by bringing together theory and research which examines the social and cultural processes involved in the construction of gendered bodies and sexual practices. Contributors explore these issues in a variety of settings ranging from the workplace and leisure industry to the social regulation of medicine."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Introduction
- Part I: Sex, Gender and Performing Bodies
- Putting the Body's Feet on the Ground: Towards a Sociological Reconceptualization of Gendered and Sexual Embodiment
- Stevi Jackson &
- Sue Scott
- Flight Attendants and the Management of Gendered 'Organizational Bodies'
- Melissa Tyler &
- Philip Hancock
- Sex, Talk and Making Bodies in the Science Lab
- Tom Delph-Janiurek
- Paradoxical Stories of Prostitution
- Joanna Phoenix
- Part II: The Social Construction of Gendered Bodies: Signs and Symbols
- The Working Body as a Sign: Historical Snapshots
- Carol Wolkowitz
- Walking on the Beaches Looking at the...Bodies
- Paula Black
- The Fabric of Love: A Semiotic Analysis of the Suspender Belt
- Dana Wilson-Kovacs
- Part III: The Moral and Medical Regulation of Sex, Sexualities and Gender
- From 'Peter Andre's Six Pack' to 'I do Knees'
- The Body in Young People's Moral Discourse
- Rachel Thomson, Sheena McGrellis, Janet Holland, Sheila Henderson &
- Sue Sharpe
- The Intersexual Body and the Medical Regulation of Gender
- Myra J. Hird &
- Jenz Germon
- Telling Body Transgendering Stories
- Richard Ekin &
- Dave King
- Double Damnation: Gay Disabled Men and the Negotiation of Masculinity
- Terry O'Neill &
- Myra J. Hird
- A Break from the Norm: Exploring the Experiences of Queer Crips
- Ruth Butler
- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Sex role Congresses, Body, Human (Philosophy) Congresses, Feminist geography Congresses, Masculinity Congresses, Sexism in sociobiology Congresses.
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- "Originally presented as papers at the annual conference of the British Sociological Association (BSA), held at the University of Edinburgh, 6-9 April 1998. The theme of that conference was 'Making Sense of the Body: Theory, Research and Practice'" - preface and acknowledgements.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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