Corporeality

From Geography

Corporeality is a concept connected to the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann. It refers to the human body which is a physical carrier for psychic and social systems. Human beings are crucial actors in communication. So human bodies are a part of the environment of systems of society. However, Luhmann does not elaborate this concept in systems theory. He only recognizes that corporeality in communication exists (Gren & Zierhofer, 2002, p. 13).

References

Gren, M. & Zierhofer, W. (2002). The Unity of difference. A critical appraisal of Niklas Luhmann´s theory of social systems in the context of corporeality and spatiality. Nijmegen: University of Nijmegen.

Created by User:BoudewijnIdema, 17 October 2011, 20:28 (UTC)