Self-Injury, Medicine and Society: Authentic Bodies - 9781137405272

This book provides an appreciative, sociological engagement with accounts of the embodied practice of self-injury. It shows that in order to understand self-injury, it is necessary to engage with widely circulating narratives about the nature of bodies, including that they are separate from, yet containers of 'emotion'. Using a sociological approach, the book examines what self-injury is, how it functions, and why someone might engage in it. It pays close attention to the corporeal aspects of self-injury, attending to the complex ways in which 'lived experience' is narrated. By interrogating the way in which healthcare and psychiatric systems shape our understanding of self-injury, Self-Injury, Medicine and Society aims to re-invigorate traditional discourse on the subject. Combining analytical theory with real-life accounts, this book provides an engaging study which is both thought-provoking and informative. It will appeal to an interdisciplinary readership and scholars in the fields of medical sociology and health studies in particular.

• | Author: Amy Chandler
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Oct 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 229 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137405279
• | ISBN-13: 9781137405272