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Author Vannini, Phillip

Title Body/Embodiment : Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body
Published London : Taylor & Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (312 pages)
Summary The body and experiences of embodiment have generated a rich and diverse sociological literature. This volume articulates and illustrates one major approach to the sociology of the body: symbolic interactionism, an increasingly prevalent theoretical base of contemporary sociology derived from the pragmatism of writers such as John Dewey, William James, Charles Peirce, Charles Cooley and George Herbert Mead. The authors argue that, from an interactionist perspective, the body is much more than a tangible, corporeal object - it is a vessel of great significance to the individual and society. F
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Author Waskul, Dennis
ISBN 9781317173441
1317173449