An agenda setting new edition of a classic text. Chris is a leading authority in body studies and this comprehensive text provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of the major theories, approaches and studies.
Shilling offers the most comprehensive overview of the field to date and an innovative framework for the analysis of embodiment, founded on a revised view of... Læs mere
Cutting edge text on the sociology of the body from one of the most popular and respected authors in the field today.
Building upon David Riesman’s The Lonely Crowd, the authors explore the social and economic conditions that have resulted in a ‘thinning’ of empathy and mutual identification.
Shilling offers the most comprehensive overview of the field to date and an innovative framework for the analysis of embodiment, founded on a revised view of... Læs mere