The Body in Society: An Introduction By Alexandra Howson. 9780745654416

The Body in Society\nby Alexandra Howson\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Alexandra Howson\nTitle: The Body in Society\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Anthropology\nPublisher: Polity Press\nPublication year: 2012\nEdition: 2nd Edition\nISBN-13: 9780745654416\nISBN-10: 074565441X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIn everyday life we are not, for the most part, actively conscious of our bodies or the bodies of others we simply take them for granted. This new edition of a lively introduction to the sociology of the body examines what certain aspects of our bodies, such as the size, shape, smell and demeanour, reveal about the social organization of everyday life and how the body.