Capturing the smile: Exploring embodied and social acts of smiling.

Autor: Kettle J; School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Warren L; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Sociology of health & illness [Sociol Health Illn] 2024 Nov; Vol. 46 (8), pp. 1626-1646. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 04.
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13815
Abstrakt: Smiling is an embodied and complex social act. Smiling is presented as facilitating individual health and wellbeing, but the value placed on smiling raises questions about structural conditions acting on the body. While smiling has been considered sociologically, psychologically and historically, we argue that further exploration of the embodied smile offers fruitful avenues for future research. This article attempts to advance understanding of the smile and its importance by: (I) Bringing together literature on smiling as a social act and smiling as embodied. (II) Systematically identifying key themes, which recognise sociological insights and the relevance of oral health. (III) Pointing to useful directions for future sociological research into smiling. In this article, we review literature on body techniques; impression management and social interaction; gender, race and smiling; and emotional, aesthetic and affective labour. We move on to embodiment, considering the mouth as a body project and in relation to the ageing body, before reflecting on the significance of oral health and dentistry. We highlight future directions for sociological research on smiling, building on eight interrelated and cross-cutting themes: norms and expectations, aesthetic ideals, self and identity, health and wellbeing, body work, commodification and labour, inclusion and exclusion and resistance.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Sociology of Health & Illness published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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