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Body and Gender - Sociological Perspectives: Roberta Sassatelli, Rossella Ghigi Body and Gender - Sociological Perspectives
Roberta Sassatelli, Rossella Ghigi
R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Even though we often think of bodies as natural and given, or else as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self. This book investigates the body as a fundamental vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction and culture, and how in turn it contributes to partly modify them. Sassatelli and Ghigi show how the process of embodiment is at the same time naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological ideas about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex and sexuality and the way gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class and disability. This exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality and embodiment in contemporary society.

Fitness Culture - Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun (Hardcover): Roberta Sassatelli Fitness Culture - Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun (Hardcover)
Roberta Sassatelli
R1,816 Discovery Miles 18 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.

Italians and Food (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Roberta Sassatelli Italians and Food (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Roberta Sassatelli
R3,545 Discovery Miles 35 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a novel and original collection of essays on Italians and food. Food culture is central both to the way Italians perceive their national identity and to the consolidation of Italianicity in global context. More broadly, being so heavily symbolically charged, Italian foodways are an excellent vantage point from which to explore consumption and identity in the context of the commodity chain, and the global/local dialectic. The contributions from distinguished experts cover a range of topics including food and consumer practices in Italy, cultural intermediators and foodstuff narratives, traditions of production and regional variation in Italian foodways, and representation of Italianicity through food in old and new media. Although rooted in sociology, Italians and Food draws on literature from history, anthropology, semiotics and media studies, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of food studies, consumer culture, cultural sociology, and contemporary Italian studies.

Body and Gender - Sociological Perspectives: Roberta Sassatelli, Rossella Ghigi Body and Gender - Sociological Perspectives
Roberta Sassatelli, Rossella Ghigi
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Even though we often think of bodies as natural and given, or else as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self. This book investigates the body as a fundamental vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction and culture, and how in turn it contributes to partly modify them. Sassatelli and Ghigi show how the process of embodiment is at the same time naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological ideas about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex and sexuality and the way gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class and disability. This exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality and embodiment in contemporary society.

Italians and Food (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019): Roberta Sassatelli Italians and Food (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Roberta Sassatelli
R3,508 Discovery Miles 35 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a novel and original collection of essays on Italians and food. Food culture is central both to the way Italians perceive their national identity and to the consolidation of Italianicity in global context. More broadly, being so heavily symbolically charged, Italian foodways are an excellent vantage point from which to explore consumption and identity in the context of the commodity chain, and the global/local dialectic. The contributions from distinguished experts cover a range of topics including food and consumer practices in Italy, cultural intermediators and foodstuff narratives, traditions of production and regional variation in Italian foodways, and representation of Italianicity through food in old and new media. Although rooted in sociology, Italians and Food draws on literature from history, anthropology, semiotics and media studies, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of food studies, consumer culture, cultural sociology, and contemporary Italian studies.

Fitness Culture - Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014): Roberta Sassatelli Fitness Culture - Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)
Roberta Sassatelli
R2,002 Discovery Miles 20 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.

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