{"product_id":"self-injury-medicine-and-society-authentic-bodies-9781349680665","title":"Self-Injury, Medicine and Society: Authentic Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Amy Chandler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Disease \u0026amp; Health Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003eBy interrogating the way in which healthcare and psychiatric systems shape our understanding of self-injury, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Injury, Medicine and Society\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45279444533399,"sku":"9781349680665","price":4360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781349680665.webp?v=1769293595","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/self-injury-medicine-and-society-authentic-bodies-9781349680665","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}