This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.
قائمة المحتويات
Introduction Fitness Culture, Fit Bodies and the Ethnography of the Gym The Cultural Location of Fitness Gyms Spatiality and Temporality Interaction and Relational Codes Framing Fitness Discipline and Fun The Culture of the Fit Body Fit Bodies, Strong Selves Conclusions: Embodiment, Agency and Consumer Culture References Indexعن المؤلف
ROBERTA SASSATELLI is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology, Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Milan, Italy. She has published widely on consumer culture and the sociology of the body and cultural theory. Her most recent publication in English isConsumer Culture: History, Theory and Politics.
لغة الإنجليزية ● شكل PDF ● صفحات 236 ● ISBN 9780230292086 ● حجم الملف 1.2 MB ● الناشر Palgrave Macmillan UK ● مدينة London ● بلد GB ● نشرت 2010 ● للتحميل 24 الشهور ● دقة EUR ● هوية شخصية 4968725 ● حماية النسخ DRM الاجتماعية