Howson, Alexandra.

The body in society : an introduction / Alexandra Howson. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge, UK : Malden, MA : Polity ; Distributed in the USA by Blackwell Pub., 2013. - 258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-247) and index.

The body in everyday life -- The body, gender and sex -- The civilized body -- The body in consumer culture -- Regulating the body -- Images and experiences of childhood, ageing and death.

9780745654409 9780745654416


Human body--Social aspects.

GT495 / .H69 2013

306.4