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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Thapan, Meenakshi
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Delhi, IN : Sage, 2009.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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