Full Description
Interest in sociological study of the body, theoretically and empirically, has increased dramatically in the 1990s. This book builds on this work by bringing together exciting and stimulating research which examines the social and cultural processes involved in the construction of gendered bodies and sexual practices. Contributors explore these issues in a variety of settings ranging from the workplace and leisure industry to social arenas of moral and medical regulation.
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: SEX, GENDER AND PERFORMING BODIES Putting the Body's Feet in the Ground: Towards a Sociological Reconceptualization of Gendered and Sexual Embodiment; S.Jackson & S.Scott Flight Attendants and the Management of Gendered 'Organizational Bodies'; M.Tyler & P.Hancock Sex, Talk and Making Bodies in the Science Lab; T.Delph-Janiurek Paradoxical Stories of Prostitution; J.Phoenix PART II: THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDERED BODIES: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS The Working Body as a Sign: Historical Snapshots; C.Wolkowitz Walking on the Beaches Looking at the...Bodies; P.Black The Fabric of Love: A Semiotic Analysis of the Suspender Belt; D.Wilson-Kovacs PART III: THE MORAL AND MEDICAL REGULATION OF SEX, SEXUALITIES AND GENDER From 'Peter Andre's Six Pack' to 'I Do Knees', the Body in Young People's Moral Discourse; R.Thomson, S.McGrellis, J.Holland, S.Henderson & S.Sharpe The Intersexual Body and the Medical Regulation of Gender; M.Hird & J.Germon Telling Body Transgendering Stories; R.Ekin & D.King Double Damnation: Gay Disabled Men and the Negotiations of Masculinity; T.O'Neill & M.Hird A Break from the Norm: Exploring the Experiences of Queer Crips; R.Butler Bibliography Index
