Why is there currently such strong academic and popular interest in
'the body' in contemporary societies? What factors shape our
conceptions of the body, its naturalness, health and normality?
What is the mind-body dualism and why should it matter? This book
examines these and other body questions from a critical
socio-cultural perspective. In particular, it shows how conceptions
of the body are affected by processes of individualization,
medicalization and commodification. Chapters discuss the impact of
new biomedical technologies on the notion of the natural body,
efforts to reshape and perfect the body, the role of the media in
'framing' body issues, processes of body classification, the impact
of consumerism on concepts of health, healing and self-care, and
the implications of theoretical and practical efforts to
'integrate' mind and body. This book will be an invaluable source
for those seeking to understand the social, cultural and political
significance of 'the body' in contemporary society.
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