Embodying the Social

Embodying the Social
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781134676934
ISBN-13 : 113467693X
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Book Synopsis Embodying the Social by : Esther Saraga

Download or read book Embodying the Social written by Esther Saraga and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens the series with a consideration of the social construction of social difference. Taking the body as the point of departure, it deals with the processes through which social problems and social inequalities are constructed. In particular, it examines the shifting ways in which our ideas about issues such as 'disability', 'race' and ethnicity, and sexuality influence the development of social policies.


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