TSEM 102: Body Image Through History and Cultures (Nikolov)

Provides essays that focus on traditional areas of sociological inquiry, newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry. Also addresses various traditional subfields, such as political sociology, educational sociology, rural sociology, criminology, occupational sociology, and minority relations, as well as new, evolving subfields, such as environmental sociology, sociology of sports and leisure, military sociology, medical sociology, the sociology of food and eating, and the sociology of emotions.

This is the only encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology to cover fully the many important areas of overlap between anthropology and related disciplines. This work also covers key terms, ideas and people, thus eliminating the need to refer to other books for specific definitions or biographies. A glossary of more than 600 key terms and ideas is included.
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Covers applied, biological, feminist, sociocultural, and visual anthropology and archaeology. Articles on cultural areas and groups, as well as temporal frameworks. Some specific issues discussed include: environment; evolution; globalization; health & illness; human rights; IQ; and terrorism.
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Covers topics on: applied, physical/biological, and cultural/social anthropology; archaeology and paleontology; evolution; linguistics; and research/theoretical frameworks.

Since the mid-1980s,..., there has been a rising awareness of how our bodies, and our perception of them, are influenced by the social, cultural, and material contexts in which humans live. Drawing on studies of sex and gender, education, governance, the economy, and religion, [this book] demonstrates how our physical being, or embodiment, allows us to affect our material and virtual world, while enabling governments to shape and direct our thoughts and actions.
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