Table of Contents

Introduction - Kathryn Woodward
Concepts of Difference and Identity - Kathryn Woodward
The Body and Difference - Chris Shilling
The Body, Health and Eating Disorders - Susan Benson
Sexualities - Lynne Segal
Motherhood - Kathryn Woodward
Identities, Meanings and Myths
Diaspora and the Detours of Identity - Paul Gilroy

About the Author

Kathryn Woodward is a Regional Staff Tutor for Sociology for The Open University CONTRIBUTORS Susan Benson University of Cambridge Paul Gilroy Goldsmiths College University of London Lynne Segal Middlesex University Chris Shilling University of Portsmouth

Reviews

`The book is easy to use and its layout demonstrates some skill in constructing volumes that `work′ as study guides and reference tools. The merit of this book goes well beyond its suitability for course applications. Contemporary ideas on identity provide new meanings for an old concept′ - Multilingual and Multicultural