Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture: The Developmental Theory of Embodiment

Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture: The Developmental Theory of Embodiment

Piran, Niva

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Describing an innovative developmental and feminist theory, Understanding Embodiment provides a new perspective on the interactions between the social environment of girls and young women of different social locations and their embodied experience of engagement with the world around them. The theory builds on the emergent constructs of 'embodiment' and 'body journey,' and the key social experiences which shape embodiment throughout development and adolescence-from agency, functionality, and passion during early childhood to restriction, shame, and varied expressions of self-harm during and following puberty. By addressing not only adverse experiences at the intersection of gender, social class, ethnocultural grouping, but also resilience and facilitative social factors, the theory outlines constructive pathways toward transformation. Understanding Embodiment proposes that the multitude of social experiences described by girls and women shape their body experiences via three core pathways: experiences in the physical domain, experiences in the mental domain, and experiences related directly to social power. It contends that both protective and risk factors are organized along these three pathways, with the positive and negative aspects conceptualized as Physical Freedom (vs. Corseting), Mental Freedom (vs. Corseting), and Social Power (vs. Disempowerment and Disconnection). The book is structured by each developmental stage in the body journey of girls and young women, as influenced by their experience of embodiment. Examines the construct of Embodiment and its theoretical developmentExplores the social experiences that shape girls throughout developmentRecognizes the importance of the body and sexualityIncludes narratives by girls and young women on how they inhabit their bodiesInvites scholars and health professionals to critically reflect on the body journeys of diverse girls and womenAddresses the advancement of feminist and social critical and psychological theory as well as implications to practice, both therapy and health promotion. INDICE: 1. The Developmental Theory of Embodiment: Discovering Paths in Girls' and Women's Unchartered Body Journeys2. Qualified Freedom on Borrowed Territory: Early Childhood (to Age 8)3. Intense Transitions: Tweens (Ages 9-12)4. The Practice of Corseting: Early Adolescence (Ages 13-14)5. The Perfection of Corseting: Late Adolescence (Ages 15-18)6. Re-Capturing Qualified Freedom, Possibilities: Young Adulthood (Ages 19-30) and Beyond7. Charting a Different Future: Repossession of Bodies Appendix: Methodological Innovations and Implications for Future Research

  • ISBN: 978-0-12-805410-9
  • Editorial: Academic Press
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 225
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2017
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés