Living the body : embodiment, womanhood and identity in contemporary India /

This title explores embodiment and identity in the context of women's lives in an urban setting in contemporary India. The focus on embodiment is mediated by gender and class, two critical elements that constitute identity in relation to embodiment.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thapan, Meenakshi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Delhi, IN : Sage, 2009.
Subjects:
Gender identity > India.
Human body > Social aspects > India.
Sex role > India.
Women > India > History.
Identité de genre > Inde.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Inde.
Rôle selon le sexe > Inde.
Femmes > Inde > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Gender identity
Human body > Social aspects
Sex role
Women
India
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: An engagement with the sociology of embodiment
  • Embodiment, identity and womanhood
  • Cultures of adolescence
  • Embodiment and womanhood in Femina
  • The body in the mirror : embodiment, violence and identity
  • The body as a weapon : embodiment, work and identity
  • Aporiai of resistance.

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