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Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment
Barbara Gornicka
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Description for Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment
Paperback. Series: Figurationen. Schriften zur Zivilisations- Und Prozesstheorie. Num Pages: 206 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Barbara Górnicka presents a sociological investigation – both historical and contemporary – into the problems surrounding naked bodies. She draws on her own participation in a nudist swimming club and goes on to study the often very complex and paradoxical emotions that have been associated with nakedness in the Western world for centuries. The book provides answers not only to why we find exposing our naked bodies shameful, but also why we find it sexual and erotic in the first place. It looks beneath taboos surrounding nakedness today and offers a theoretical explanation for their development over time. On the ... Read more
Barbara Górnicka presents a sociological investigation – both historical and contemporary – into the problems surrounding naked bodies. She draws on her own participation in a nudist swimming club and goes on to study the often very complex and paradoxical emotions that have been associated with nakedness in the Western world for centuries. The book provides answers not only to why we find exposing our naked bodies shameful, but also why we find it sexual and erotic in the first place. It looks beneath taboos surrounding nakedness today and offers a theoretical explanation for their development over time. On the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Figurationen. Schriften zur Zivilisations- Und Prozesstheorie
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658159832
SKU
V9783658159832
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About Barbara Gornicka
Dr. Barbara Górnicka completed her doctoral degree in sociology at University College Dublin. She is the Managing Editor of Figurations, the newsletter of the Norbert Elias Foundation. Her research interests range from sociological theory to sociology of the body, emotions and sexuality.
Reviews for Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment
“In Nakedness, Shame, and Embarrassment: A Long-Term Sociological Perspective, Barbara Górnicka asks why we have connected nakedness to feelings of shame. Drawing on work by Goffman, Freud, and others, she builds a theoretical framework for understanding nudity using Norbert Elias’s theory of civilizing processes. … This book will be of particular interest to those working in the area of sociology ... Read more