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Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment - A Long-Term Sociological Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R2,760
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Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment - A Long-Term Sociological Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): Barbara Gornicka

Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment - A Long-Term Sociological Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

Barbara Gornicka

Series: Figurationen. Schriften zur Zivilisations- und Prozesstheorie, 12

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Barbara Gornicka presents a sociological investigation - both historical and contemporary - into the problems surrounding naked bodies. She draws on her own participation in a nudist swimming club and goes on to study the often very complex and paradoxical emotions that have been associated with nakedness in the Western world for centuries. The book provides answers not only to why we find exposing our naked bodies shameful, but also why we find it sexual and erotic in the first place. It looks beneath taboos surrounding nakedness today and offers a theoretical explanation for their development over time. On the basis of her historical analysis, the author demonstrates that it was not until the late nineteenth or twentieth century that we began to see nudity as erotic.

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Imprint: Springer vs
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Figurationen. Schriften zur Zivilisations- und Prozesstheorie, 12
Release date: October 2016
First published: 2016
Authors: Barbara Gornicka
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 195
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-3-658-15983-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
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LSN: 3-658-15983-9
Barcode: 9783658159832

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