Fitness Culture : Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun PDF
by Roberta Sassatelli
Part of the Consumption and Public Life series
Description
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.
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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:16/08/2010
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- ISBN:9780230292086
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:16/08/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780230292086