‘Doing Sex—Doing Society’—The genderbody as sensual hinge between society and individual

Authors

  • Christoph Kimmerle
  • Hanna Meißner

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/4

Keywords:

Differenz, Diskurs, Körper, Macht, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

In an interesting compilation the author compares and discusses different theoretical approaches to the social construction of ‘sex’, ‘gender’ and ‘body’ which are currently gaining importance in the German feminist debate. Her special emphasis lies on questioning and reconsidering these theories concerning their foundation in social theory.

Published

2000-07-01