Category Archives: body

Review of Waskul & Vannini’s Body/Embodiment #sssi #sociology #body

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

The recently published Special Issue on ‘The Senses in Social Interaction‘ has highlighted again the importance of the body for theory and research in Symbolic Interactionism. Over the past decades a large number of articles have been concerned with the … Continue reading →

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New Article on Early View: ““Oh, My God, I Hate You:” The Felt Experience of Being Othered for Being Thin” #sssi #body

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

“’Oh, My God, I Hate You:’ The Felt Experience of Being Othered for Being Thin” James K. Beggan* and Mattie DeAngelis Abstract It is universally held among researchers and social critics that a thin ideal dominates current cultural conceptions of … Continue reading →

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