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The body is a physical entity and a symbolic artifact. It is both
created in the world of nature and also physically reconstructed by
a culture. The body is both an internal, subjective environment and
simultaneously an object for others to observe and evaluate. Bodily
practices, woven within a dense web of social relationships, are
then both individual and collective- the individual body expresses
cultural values, rules, and regulations in the daily routine of
living. The American Body in Context: An Anthology is an
interdisciplinary investigation of these body relationships,
examining the American historical and contemporary constructions of
the body. Through readings and exercises, this new book allows
readers to explore interrelationships between the individualized
and the constructed nature of embodied experiences. This
comprehensive text draws together a wide variety of analyses and
demonstrates the interdependence between the individual and the
structural (re)productions of embodied experiences in the U.S. This
is an excellent text for courses in American studies, American
society, cultural and social anthropology, and gender studies.
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