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Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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2019 Hans O. Mauksch Address--Teaching: The Body in Question
Teaching Sociology, v48 n2 p91-106 Apr 2020
I presented the 2019 Hans O. Mauksch address at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in New York City on August 13, 2019. In this address, I explore how sociology faculty perceive their physical bodies in relationship to teaching. After reviewing the literature, I surveyed a national sample of sociology faculty from diverse institutional contexts to find out how aware they were of their bodies in the classroom. I also asked questions related to how aging, chronic illness, and other health issues might affect the utilization of their bodies in teaching. Finally, a third area of research emphasized whether or not sociology faculty saw teaching as performative, and if yes, in what ways. This article is adapted from that address.
Descriptors: Human Body, Sociology, College Faculty, College Instruction, Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Health, Performance, Gender Differences, Disabilities, Body Weight
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