Working through the body : women, pain and the embodiment of work

Building on theoretical frameworks that conceptualize the body as a material and symbolic entity, this thesis examines how women use their bodies to mediate the conditions of their social and cultural environment. Canadian women who occupy social locations marked by their involvement in one of three...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shumka, Leah
Other Authors: Stephenson, Peter H.
Language:English
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2127