114學年度下學期 /東海大學社會系大學選修課程大綱


身體社會學

授課教師：鄭斐文 副教授
上課時間地點：每星期四 14:00—17:00

（課程大綱將以參與同學的人數做彈性更動。請第一次上課到課堂上領取大綱）

一、課程目標：

關於身體的文化與社會理論涵蓋很廣，80年代開始，文化研究、女性主義理論、社會學、醫療社會學、STS等研究中，已經有許多豐富研究成果與討論。早期社會學理論主要反對生物化約論與生物決定論，並認為身體是社會建構的場域。80 年代，英美社會學者開始質疑社會學研究根本上忽略身體議題以及身體的物質性等問題，並指出身體社會學需要關注於「具體化」議題（embodiment）。
本課程以「身體社會學」命名，會介紹身體社會學包含的各種議題，包括：勞動身體、健身與美感、整形美容、身體社會理論、身體/心靈療癒等議題。課程鼓勵同學將生活經驗帶入討論，會對於特定身體相關主題進行專題研究，例如：刺青、健身房、時尚、韓國流行文化等。

Second semester of the 114th academic year / Elective course outline for the Department of Sociology, Tunghai University


sociology of the body

Instructor: Zheng Feiwen, Associate Professor
Class time and location: Every Thursday 14:00-17:00

(The course syllabus will be flexibly changed depending on the number of participating students. Please come to class for the first time to receive the syllabus)

1. Course objectives:

Cultural and social theories about the body cover a wide range. Since the 1980s, there have been many rich research results and discussions in cultural studies, feminist theory, sociology, medical sociology, STS and other studies. Early sociological theory mainly opposed biological reductionism and biological determinism, and believed that the body is a socially constructed field. In the 1980s, British and American sociologists began to question sociological research's fundamental neglect of body issues and the materiality of the body, and pointed out that the sociology of the body needs to focus on "embodiment" issues.
This course is named after "Sociology of the Body" and will introduce various issues included in the sociology of the body, including: working body, fitness and beauty, plastic surgery, body social theory, body/mind healing and other issues. The course encourages students to bring life experiences into discussions and conduct special research on specific body-related topics, such as tattoos, gyms, fashion, Korean pop culture, etc.

三、主要教材：

1.蘇雷卡・戴維斯（Surekha Davies）著、盧靜譯（2026）《製造怪物：創造「非人物種的全球人類歷史」》。八旗文化。

2.張晉芬、陳美華编，2019，《工作的身體性：服務與文化產業的性別與勞動展演》。巨流出版。（第二章、第四章、第五章、第八章）

3.嘉柏・麥特著，李佳緣、林怡婷譯，2019，《當身體說不的時候：過度壓抑情緒、長期承受壓力，身體會代替你反抗》。遠流。

4.Woodward, Kathryn. 1997. Identity and Difference. Open University. (ID)。中文版，《認同與差異》林文琪譯，韋伯文化。（第三章 身體、健康及飲食失調）

5.黃克先，2021，《危殆生活：無家者的社會世界與幫助網絡》。春山出版。（1-2章）

3. Main teaching materials:

1. "Making Monsters: Creating a Global Human History of Nonhuman Species" by Surekha Davies, translated by Lu Jing (2026). Eight Banners culture.

2. Zhang Jinfen and Chen Meihua (eds.), 2019, "The Body of Work: Gender and Labor Performance in Service and Cultural Industries". Juliu Publishing. (Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 8)

3. "When the Body Says No" by Gabor Matt, translated by Li Jiayuan and Lin Yiting, 2019: If you over-suppress your emotions and endure long-term stress, your body will resist on your behalf. Far flow.

4. Woodward, Kathryn. 1997. Identity and Difference. Open University. (ID). Chinese version, "Identity and Difference" translated by Lin Wenqi, Weber Culture. (Chapter 3 Body, Health and Eating Disorders)

5. Huang Kexian, 2021, "Life in Danger: The Social World and Help Network of the Homeless". Spring Mountain Publishing. (Chapter 1-2)