The bodily experience of living the pandemic: a model of functionality
https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2022.4.10-15
Abstract
The article examines the perceptions of the community of girls about the body and its functioning during the pandemic. The body, given by nature, in the conditions of "new normality" becomes a necessary resource, able to resist the disease and effectively implement social roles. In semi formalized interviews with girls aged 18 to 21 (n=20) conducted in the spring of 2022, there is a shift from aestheticization of the body to its functional significance. The body also appears as a self-value: the bodily experience of living the pandemic has become a driver of caring for it. The practices of taking care of the body, namely proper nutrition, physical activity, and the observance of daily routines, which began during the period of self-isolation, are reproduced even after the end of the lockdown
About the Authors
N. I. Antonova
Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Antonova N.L., Doctor of Sociology, Professor of the Department Applied Sociology
S. B. Abramova
Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Abramova S.B., Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Sociology
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Antonova N.I., Abramova S.B. The bodily experience of living the pandemic: a model of functionality. The Kazan Socially-Humanitarian Bulletin. 2022;(4 (55)):10-15. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2022.4.10-15
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