<DIV><DIV>Questions around 'the body' are central to social theory. Our changing understanding of the body now challenges the ways we conceive power, ideology, subjectivity and social and cultural process. <I>The Body: The Key Concepts</I> highlights and analyzes the debates which make the body central to current sociological, psychological, cultural and feminist thinking. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Today, questions around the body are intrinsic to a wide range of debates--from technological developments in media and communications, to socio-cultural questions around representation, performance, class, race, gender and sexuality, to the more 'physical' concerns of health and illness, sleep, diet and eating disorders, body parts and the senses.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV><I>The Body: The Key Concepts</I> is the ideal introduction for any student seeking a concise and up-to-date analysis of the complex and influential debates around the body in contemporary culture.</DIV></DIV></DIV>