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احمد ناصر الوليعي

Assistant Professor

استاذ مساعد

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
كلية العلوم الانسانية و الاجتماعية /قسم الدراسات الاجتماعية

Body, gender, race and fatness in social studies. Gap and future

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Sociologists have increasingly turned to the body as a critical aspect of both individual identity and social organization. Some scholars, such as, examine the body’s actions within social relations, while others, such as, have demonstrated the power of discourse in controlling and shaping bodies. Additionally, other scholars, like, view the body as a form of physical capital and argue that bodies reflect social class through three major interrelated factors: social location, taste, and habitus. However, sociological studies on the body lack certain dimensions that need to be addressed. In the next section, I will briefly illustrate some of the keygapsinsociologicalstudiesofthebodyconcerninggender,race,andfatness. These gaps include an overemphasis on women’s bodies, a predominant focus on the white race, a concentration on Western societies while neglecting other parts of the world, andafailure to consider fatness as a social issue. Furthermore, I will briefly discuss future perspectives on sociological studies regarding the intersections of body, gender, and fatness

Publication Work Type
MINI REVIEW article
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Frontiers in Sociology
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هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل العلاقة بين جودة النوم وضغوط الحياة والعوامل الاجتماعية، وبيان أثرها في العلاقات الزوجية لدى عينة من الأفراد في مدينة الرياض بالمملكة العربية السعودية.

by د. احمد بن ناصر الوليعي
2026
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مجلة الخدمة الاجتماعية
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Sociologists have increasingly turned to the body as a critical aspect of both individual identity and social organization. Some scholars, such as, examine the body’s actions within social…

by Ahmed Nasser Alwulaii*
2025
Published in:
Frontiers in Sociology