SOCI 1002 Lecture 6: Lecture 6.docx

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 1002
• Professor: Christian Carron

Document Summary

Lecture 6: sociology of the body- feb 28. An on-going focus of this course is the difference that living in society makes to what we do, how we see ourselves, objects and others, and what happens as a result. Yet our bodies are something we have inherited", fully made up by genes and thus not a. A belief in such immutability, however, is an error. The society in which we live- societal pressures pushes to turn our bodies in a condition that is recognized as being right and proper. We may view our bodies as a task- something to work on which requires daily care and attention. Society sets the standards for a desirable and approved shape. Failure to comply with standards can induce feelings of shame. Those not meeting such requirements may find themselves subjected to routine discrimination: for example, prejudicial attitudes towards disabled people as manifest in the very design of buildings.