{"product_id":"body-and-gender-sociological-perspectives-paperback-softback-9781509550081","title":"Body and Gender; Sociological Perspectives (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509550081","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBody and Gender\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSociological Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoberta Sassatelli (Author), Rossella Ghigi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509550081, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Body and Gender is a comprehensive feminist and sociological account of how the body is socially constructed as gendered. Informative and thoughtful, it would be a broadly useful text for gender studies and embodiment studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Lorber, City University of New York, author of The New Gender Paradox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sensitive to the materiality of the body and its deeply constructed character, Sassatelli and Ghigi have produced a comprehensive study of the sociology of the body and the many social, political and legal complexities of gender from birth to old age.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan S. Turner, Australian Catholic University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is both innovative and necessary, making it a must-read for an international audience. One of its strongest points is its ability to merge classic sociological theories with the latest feminist research… This is an essential text for anyone wanting to understand what sociology and intersectional feminism can reveal about our embodied existence in contemporary society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Cardano, University of Turin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sassatelli and Ghigi provide the foundational groundwork for body studies by using a gender lens. […] Over the course of \u003ci\u003eBody and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e, Sassatelli and Ghigi adeptly move from micro to meso to macro, starting with the social construction of the body itself, to bodies in interaction, to bodies represented and staged in society. […T]he strength of \u003ci\u003eBody and Gender \u003c\/i\u003eis how thorough it is in presenting a sociological and feminist overview of the state of body studies. I found it to not only explain intersectionality but be intersectional in its content.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSociety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This magnificent work [...] addresses bodily experiences of oppression, control, discipline, and regulation; sexualization and gendered experience; normativity and, indeed, inequality; but also experiences of resistance and agency that are possible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevista Latinoamerica de Estudios sobre Cuerpos, Emociones y Sociedad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though we often think of bodies as natural and given, or else as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the body as an essential vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction and culture, and how in turn it contributes to partly modify them. Sassatelli and Ghigi show how the process of embodiment is at the same time naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological research about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex and sexuality and the way gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class and disability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality and embodiment in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroducing: Embodying Gender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Social Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Gendered Bodies and Subjectivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Body Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Gender, Sex and Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Intersectional Experiences and Identities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Power of Appearances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Visualizing Gendered Bodies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501394293016,"sku":"9781509550081","price":17.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509550081.jpg?v=1786235297","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/body-and-gender-sociological-perspectives-paperback-softback-9781509550081","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}