ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Body Politic, Biopower, Body Image
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Key terms: mind- body separation, five-element chart, body image, body-self, body politic, social body. Bodies are not, an cannot be, solely natural, self-evident entities, for there i no such thing as a natural body outside the grip of culture (delaney, pp. Generating cycle: spleen, lung, heart, liver, kidney. Anatomical image: how we see, what we see, and what we do to our bodies, the body is cut open and she had makeup on, looks as if she is alive but she actually is not. Norma (1945) and norman: the average american female and male images: typical image of man and women. If they do not look like this, they are not normal. Commonly affects white, middle- and upper middle class female adolescents. Out of control or control: women"s body as needing control , a mixed signal for young, aspiring women.
