Body, self, and society : the view from Fiji
Anne E. Becker (Author)
Anne E. Becker examines the cultural context of the embodied self through her ethnography of bodily aesthetics, food exchange, care, and social relationships in Fiji. She contrasts the cultivation of the body/self in Fijian and American society, arguing that the motivation of Americans to work on their bodies' shapes as a personal endeavor is permitted by their notion that the self is individuated and autonomous. On the other hand, because Fijians concern themselves with the cultivation of social relationships largely expressed through nurturing and food exchange, there is a vested interest in cultivating others' bodies rather than one's own
eBook, English, ©1995
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, ©1995
1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : illustrations
9780585126463, 9780812290240, 9780812231809, 9780812213973, 0585126461, 0812290240, 0812231805, 0812213971
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1. Cultural Bearings: Identity and Ethos in Fiji
2. Body Imagery, Ideals, and Cultivation: Discourses on Alienation and Integration
3. Nurturing and Food Exchange: An Ethos of Care
4. Disclosure and Exposure: The Body and Its Secrets Revealed
5. The Body as a Community Forum: Spirit Possession and Social Repossession
6. Cultural Metaphors: Body and Self
Epilogue: On Being Gwalili in the West
Appendix A: Glossary and Language Notes
Appendix B: Research Methods
Appendix C: Graphic Representations of the Data
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