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Body Piercing and Identity Construction: A Comparative Perspective-New York, New Orleans, Wrocław /

Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defianc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romanienko, Lisiunia A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural Studies.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Sociology of the Body.
Sociology, general.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Human body > Social aspects.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Social sciences.
Sociology, Urban.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Based on a fifteen year longitudinal cross-cultural analysis on the role of the body in identity construction process around the world, this analysis provides readers with a comparative theoretical exploration of piercing and other forms of body modification that international communities of defiance use to express their identity.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 255 pages)
ISBN:9780230117129
DOI:10.1057/9780230117129