Children’s Bodies in Schools: Corporeal Performances of Social Class

  • Sue Ellen Henry
Book

Part of the The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education book series (CSFE)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Children’s Bodies and Corporeal Expectations of Schooling
    Sue Ellen Henry
    Pages 1-23
  3. Social Class Inequities and the Body
    Sue Ellen Henry
    Pages 24-53
  4. Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Social Class Corporeality
    Sue Ellen Henry
    Pages 54-83
  5. Corporeal Implications of Contemporary Schooling Practices
    Sue Ellen Henry
    Pages 84-114
  6. Back Matter
    Pages 115-130
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About this book

Introduction

Bringing together sociology of the body with powerful examinations of educational theory and social class, Henry examines how children's experiences of school and pedagogy are shaped by their bodies and the ideas of social class and class identity that their bodies carry.

Keywords

Social class Corporeal Performance Sociology of the Body Neoliberal Education children educational theory identity Nation sociology

Authors and affiliations

  • Sue Ellen Henry
    • 1
  1. 1.Bucknell UniversityUSA

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