
Connecting the concerns of classical sociologists to new advances in social theory, anthropology, feminism and social research - and introducing for the first time the study of 'body pedagogics' - this volumes takes the sociological study of the body in a new direction and opens up new horizons for the sociological imagination. Reflecting developments in consumer culture, medical technology, identity politics, ecological awareness, genetic engineering and bio-politics, 'the body' has become one of the...