Surface tensions : surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self /

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Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manderson, Lenore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2011.
Temas:
Human body > Social aspects.
Body image.
People with disabilities > Psychology.
Medical anthropology.
Personality development.
Art.
Culture.
Personality.
Ethnology.
Human behavior.
Humanities.
Anthropology.
Social sciences.
People with disabilities.
Social adjustment.
Surgery, Operative.
Self-perception.
Social Behavior
Personality Development
Art
Culture
Persons
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Personality
Anthropology, Cultural
Behavior
Named Groups
Humanities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Anthropology
Psychiatry and Psychology
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Disabled Persons
Human Body
Social Adjustment
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Self Concept
Body Image
Ethnology
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Image du corps.
Personnes handicapées > Psychologie.
Personnalité > Développement.
Personnalité.
Ethnologie.
Comportement humain.
Sciences humaines.
Anthropologie.
Sciences sociales.
Personnes handicapées.
Adaptation sociale.
Chirurgie opératoire.
Perception de soi.
works of art.
fine arts (discipline)
culture note.
ethnology.
social anthropology.
human behavior.
humanities.
anthropology.
social sciences.
physically handicapped.
handicapped.
culture (concept)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Surgery, Operative
Social sciences
Social adjustment
Self-perception
Personality development
People with disabilities
Human behavior
Body image
Human body > Social aspects
Medical anthropology
People with disabilities > Psychology
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Prologue: Perdita's Story; 1. The Body as Subject; 2. Our Cyborg Selves, and Other Modern Tales; 3. Visible Ruptures: The Art of Living with Lack; 4. Body Basics: Living with a Stoma; 5. The Feminine in Question; 6. Replaceable Parts: The End of Natural Life; 7. Conclusion: Necessity's Children; References; Index; About the Author.

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