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

By:

Thapan, Meenakshi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi, IN : Sage, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 190 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9788132101017
8132101014
9788132112457
8132112458

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Living the body.DDC classification:

306.4 22

LOC classification:

HQ1075.5.I4 T43 2009eb

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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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

English.

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