The Body and Social Theory

By Chris Shilling

Book Overview

This new, updated edition of the bestselling text retains all the strengths of the first edition whilst: providing a critical survey of the field that is unrivalled in its accuracy and clarity; demonstrating how developments in diet, sexuality, reproductive technology, genetic engineering and sports science have made the body a site for social alternatives and individual choices; and elucidating the practical uses of theory in striking and accessible ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761942858
• ISBN13: 9780761942856
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"