embodiment, womanhood and identity in contemporary India /
First Statement of Responsibility
Meenakshi Thapan.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New Delhi, IN :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sage,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxi, 190 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Living the body.
International Standard Book Number
9788178299013
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gender identity-- India.
Human body-- Social aspects-- India.
Sex role-- India.
Women-- India-- History.
Gender identity.
Human body-- Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.