Gender Studies

New fully updated revision of a compact, accessible and practical introduction to social constructionism suitable at undergraduate level and beyond...

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the sôma and the techné of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. The volume's contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari make ..

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the sôma and the techné of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. The volume's contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari make ..

Drawing on a variety of geographical research projects, the central concern of this book is to highlight the significance of research about masculinity in sociological and geographical work dealing with constructions of gender...

Incorporating the voices and insights of street sex workers through personal interviews, this monograph argues that the material conditions of many street workers are represented, reproduced, and entrenched in the language surrounding their work. As an ethnographic case study of a local system that ..

In order to assess the liberatory potential of female bodybuilding, Tanya Bunsell presents an original ethnography and participant observation of female body builders in the south of England. This book exposes the ‘Janus-faced’ nature of female bodybuilding, exploring the ways in which the women neg..

In order to assess the liberatory potential of female bodybuilding, Tanya Bunsell presents an original ethnography and participant observation of female body builders in the south of England. This book exposes the ‘Janus-faced’ nature of female bodybuilding, exploring the ways in which the women neg..

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Provides a unique theorization of the nature of selfhood, drawing on developmental and object relations psychoanalysis, philosophical and feminist literatures...

This title was first published in 2002: While ethnicity, culture and sexual orientation add richness to the threads of our human tapestry, minorities often feel vulnerable. This book explores a broad range of culture-related topics specific to the experience of homosexual Anglo-Cypriot men resident ..

Illustrates the argument that sexuality is not a `thing in itself' but a concept that can only be understood with reference to economic, political and social factors...

Illustrates the argument that sexuality is not a `thing in itself' but a concept that can only be understood with reference to economic, political and social factors...