Beth Linker's book Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America provides a detailed historical analysis of America's obsession with posture, from Darwin's evolutionary theories to the mid-20th century.
Guest: Dr. Beth Linker, Department Chair and Professor of History and the Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Author of “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America”
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