{"product_id":"embodying-gender-alexandra-howson-9780761959953","title":"Embodying Gender","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmbodying Gender\u003c\/b\u003e provides students and academics with a critical overview of body concepts in both sociology and in feminism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously, sociologists have attempted to gender the body and feminists have attempted to embody gender but Alexandra Howson′s accessible new text draws these two literatures together, pointing to ways of integrating feminist perspectives on the body into sociological theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying all the key concepts in the field, this book introduces us to an extensive range of ′narratives of embodiment′ and presents a full analysis of the most important texts in new feminist theories of the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey questions covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo What can sociology say about the body?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo What impact has the body made on sociology?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo What conceptual frameworks are used to address the body? How do these relate to issues of gender and embodied experience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo How do feminist conceptual tools sit within sociological analysis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, accessible style, \u003cb\u003eEmbodying Gender \u003c\/b\u003eis an invaluable text for undergraduate students, postgraduates and academics in the fields of women′s and gender studies and sociology, and is particularly relevant to those specialising in sociology of the body, feminist theory and social theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Howson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761959955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761959953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.34w x 0.44d","brand":"Alexandra Howson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065104838911,"sku":"9780761959953","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0dd388a9-046b-46b8-af0e-6e50b714a09f.jpg?v=1768673016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/embodying-gender-alexandra-howson-9780761959953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}