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100	1		_aShilling, Chris
245	1	4	_aThe body : _ba very short introduction _cChris Shilling.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c©2016.
300			_axv, 120 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v454.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.
505	0		_aNatural bodies or social bodies? -- Sexed bodies -- Educating bodies -- Governing bodies -- Bodies as commodities -- Bodies matter : dilemmas and controversies.
520			_aThe human body is thought of conventionally as a biological entity, with its longevity, morbidity, size and even appearance determined by genetic factors immune to the influence of society or culture. Since the mid-1980s, however, there has been a rising awareness of how our bodies, and our perception of them, are influenced by the social, cultural and material contexts in which humans live. Drawing on studies of sex and gender, education, governance, the economy, and religion, Chris Shilling demonstrates how our physical being allows us to affect the material and virtual world around us, yet also enables governments to shape and direct our thoughts and actions. Revealing how social relationships, cultural images, and technological and medical advances shape our perceptions and awareness, he exposes the limitations of traditional Western traditions of thought that elevate the mind over the body as that which defines us as human. Dealing with issues ranging from cosmetic and transplant surgery, the performance of gendered identities, the commodification of bodies and body parts, and the violent consequences of competing conceptions of the body as sacred, Shilling provides a compelling account of why body matters present contemporary societies with a series of urgent and inescapable challenges.
650		0	_aHuman body _xSocial aspects.
650		7	_aHuman body _xSocial aspects. _2fast
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v454.
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