The body and social psychology
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The body and social psychology
（Springer series in social psychology）
Springer-Verlag, c1991
- : New York
- : Berlin
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: New York ISBN 9780387975849
Description
This book is about the relationship between social psychology and the body. It starts from the assumption that questions to do with the body are of paramount importance for an understanding of social life. At first sight, this is a noncontentious statement to make, and yet a moment's thought shows that social psychology has had very little to say about this subject to date. Why should this be? Is it because the boundaries of the discipline have been drawn very tightly, focusing exclusively upon such things as attitudes and groups? Is it, perhaps, because the body suggests a field of study best left to biologists and physicians? Or is it because social psychology is well advised to steer clear of problems that draw us back from the social toward what are seen as the biological and the prehistory of our discipline? These were some of the questions that were in my mind when 1 decided to write this book. In addition, I was influenced by the experience of researching in the area of chronic illness. There is nothing quite like life threatening disease to point up mortality and the issues that arise from having to live with the constraints of one's body. Looking for theoretical ideas to help with this work led me to read in the literature of medical sociology.
Table of Contents
1 The Invisible Legacy.- 2 Subordination to a Democratic Eye.- 3 The Object of Scrutiny.- 4 The Character of Movement.- 5 The Embodiment of Group Relationships.- 6 Matter of Significance.- 7 Cultivated Attitudes.- 8 Revelation and Recovery.- References.- Author Index.
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: Berlin ISBN 9783540975847
Description
This work provides a critical overview of the relationship between social psychology and the problem of the body. It argues that the absence of this topic from the discipline is not an oversight, but essential to social psychology's definition of its subject matter. By reviewing the way that the body has been marginalized in research to date, this book shows the resulting limitation to theory which inevitably follows. Making excursions into fields such as non-verbal behaviour, group relations and person perception, it shows how the re-introduction of the body leads to a radical re-appraisal of social psychological thinking. This reassessment also grants significance to particular subjects (women, the sick, crowds) who are themselves often seen as being on the margins of the discipline. The wider implications of bringing the body out of the conceptual shadows are discussed in detail. This monograph on social psychology, differential psychology and personality research and developmental psychology is intended for researchers and specialists.
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