Illegitimate bodies? Turner syndrome and the silent interplay of age, gender, and generational positions
This paper focuses on the strength of social norms that define the right development of the body in time. It also analyzes how the social positions of age, gender and generation intertwine in the definition of such a legitimate body. The starting point is anthropological research carried out in Fran...
Main Author: | Nicoletta Diasio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Sociology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1084707/full |
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