In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing
prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a
central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern
technologies - such as organ transplants, stem-cell research,
nanotechnology, cosmetic surgery and cryonics - have changed how we
think about the body. In this collection of thirty original essays
by leading figures in the field, these issues are explored across a
number of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including
pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism,
cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology. A wide range of
case studies, which include cosmetics, diet, organ transplants,
racial bodies, masculinity and sexuality, eating disorders,
religion and the sacred body, and disability, are used to appraise
these different perspectives. In addition, this Handbook explores
various epistemological approaches to the basic question: what is a
body? It also offers a strongly themed range of chapters on
empirical topics that are organized around religion, medicine,
gender, technology and consumption. It also contributes to the
debate over the globalization of the body: how have military
technology, modern medicine, sport and consumption led to this
contemporary obsession with matters corporeal? The Handbook's
clear, direct style will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience in
the social sciences, particularly for those studying medical
sociology, gender studies, sports studies, disability studies,
social gerontology, or the sociology of religion. It will serve to
consolidate the new field of body studies.
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