Remaking the Body - Rehabilitation and Change (Hardcover)

Our lives are preoccupied with bodily maintenance. We spend many of our waking hours eating, exercising, washing, grooming and dressing in order to maintain our sense of self. What happens after major physical impairment? How do we relate to a damaged body? Wendy Seymour interviews men and women who have suffered profound bodily paralysis, and explores how they deal with their appearance, relationships, sexuality, incontinence and sport. She finds that even major impairment hasn't annihilated these people's experience of an embodied self. She shows that the process of self-reconstruction is interwoven with social expectations and argues that the experience of disability highlights the continuous work involved in embodiment for everyone.;The book contributes to the field of the sociology of the body. It is intended for rehabilitation professionals and students.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Wendy Seymour
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18601-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Rehabilitation Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Promotions
LSN:	0-415-18601-3
Barcode:	9780415186018

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