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Gendered Bodies: Feminist Perspectives

By Judith Lorber; Lisa Jean Moore

Book information

Publisher
Roxbury Pub. Co.
Year
2007
ISBN
9780195330793, 019533079X, 9781933220413, 1933220414, 2006005528
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6798291 bytes)
Pages
\286
Time added
2021-05-09 14:12:36
Feminist theorygender identity

Description

In this concise text with readings, designed for undergraduate students, Lorber and Moore present feminist contributions to social and cultural studies of the human body, showing the construction of gendered bodies in different contexts. The authors argue that the ideology of the perfect body is a powerful means of social control for girls and boys as well as women and men. The authors show how children's bodies are gendered through games and sports - and shaped and modified throughout adulthood to meet social expectations.

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