The Question of an Answer: What is is to be human?

The body is socially constructed; and in this paper we explore the various and ever-
changing constructions of the body, and thus of the embodied self......The one word, body,
may therefore signify very different realities and perceptions of reality.....(Synnot 1992,
43)
It has been said that in order to understand life and society, we as people must first
understand ourselves. Who are we as a people? Who are we as individuals? Who are we
as humans? These questions all present themselves when discussing a topic such as this. I
believe that it is indeed important to ask questions suc…