Asked in a 1996 paper

Selves without bodies don,t make much sense in human terms (Jenkins 1996) What is Jenkins alluding to in this quotation ?

Correct answer: B. the need to theorize the embodiment of the social self

  • A. the need to bring biological knowledge into sociology
  • B. the need to theorize the embodiment of the social self
  • C. the need for sociologists to understand the natural sciences
  • D. the need for a new science of sociobiology

Explanation

Jenkins is stressing that the social self is embodied, meaning identity develops through a physical body involved in social relationships and practices. He is not arguing that sociology should be replaced by biology or sociobiology.

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