Bryan Turner is generally acknowledged to have been the key figure in opening up the sociological debate about the body. In this coruscating and fascinating book he shows how his thinking on the subject has developed and why sociologists must take the body seriously.
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Bryan Turner is the key figure in the sociological debate about the body. In this stimulating book he shows how his thinking on the subject has developed and why sociologists must take the body seriously.
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Introduction; Part 1 Discovering bodies; Chapter 1 The body question; Chapter 2 The absent body in structuration theory; Chapter 3 Reflections on the epistemology of the hand; Part 2 Medical sociology; Chapter 4 The interdisciplinary curriculum; Chapter 5 The body and medical sociology; Part 3 Regimes of regulation; Chapter 6 The government of the body; Chapter 7 The anatomy lesson; Chapter 8 The talking disease; Conclusion;
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415069632
Publisert
1992-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288

Biographical note

Bryan Turner is Professor of Sociology at Essex University.