The `Emotional' Body

Williams, Simon; Bendelow, Gillian

doi:10.1177/1357034x96002003007

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“…Williams and Bendelow (1996) further argue that the `embodied social self` is also emotional, as feelings of self-esteem, health and wellbeing are affected by social reactions (real or perceived) to our bodies. Subsequently, learning that one's body does or does not measure up to the "normalizing gaze" (Foucault, 1976) of others or accrue social capital can therefore reinforce a self-consciousness of her bodily appearance.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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‘I just want to bemewhen I am exercising’: Adrianna's construction of a vulnerable exercise identity

Rossing

Ronglan

Scott

2014

Sport, Education and Society

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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‘I just want to bemewhen I am exercising’: Adrianna's construction of a vulnerable exercise identity

Rossing

Ronglan

Scott

2014

Sport, Education and Society

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“…On the one hand, schoolboy socialization leads to respect of the well formed athletic body and the quest is to trim and tone the body to match this ideal. On the other hand, narcissism and over‐awareness of the emotions are seen by some as weakness and to be avoided ( Williams & Bendelow, 1996). The expression of emotion risks judgmental comments, such as when Stephen feared that his own wife saw him as a ‘wimp’.…”

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Men making sense of their chest pain – niggles, doubts and denials

White

MSc

2000

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Participant observation was undertaken of the early admission period of 25 men admitted to hospital with acute chest pain, followed by in-depth interviews of 10 of the men after discharge. Grounded theory methods were used in the analysis to develop a model of how the men came to interpret their experiences. An emerging feature of the men's experiences was that, although they had suffered intense pain prior to admission, there had been a series of delays whilst they tried to rationalize their symptoms. We relate our discussion to literature on men and masculinity and the notion of Foucault (1975) of self-surveillance, to offer an insight into the men's self concept and social situation. Our conclusions suggest that men's self concept as 'healthy' may inhibit a speedy response to the signs and symptoms of acute coronary occlusion, increasing the risk of cardiac arrest without nearby life support.

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“…Most sociologists acknowledge some 'physiological substrate' to emotions, but social theorists vary in the importance they give to "nature" in talking about emotions (Kemper, 1990;Williams & Bendelow, 1996). The 'nature versus nurture' debate questions the balance between emotion as individual experience versus emotion as the result of socialization.…”

Section: Sociology Of Emotionmentioning

confidence: 99%