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Cultured bodies — the social construction of the body

  • Adair C
Macmillan Education UK, (1992), 24-39
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22374-9_3
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The body, which is central to dance, is socially constructed. This means that bodily behaviour is learnt rather than ‘natural’ and meanings which may be attributed to the body change over time and according to social circumstances. Whilst social context...

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Adair, C. (1992). Cultured bodies — the social construction of the body. In Women And Dance (pp. 24–39). Macmillan Education UK. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22374-9_3

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