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Fitness Culture : Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun /

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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 cultur...

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Main Author: Sassatelli, Roberta (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Consumption and public life.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Nursing.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Sociology of the Body.
Sport Psychology.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Human body > Social aspects.
Social sciences.
Sports > Psychological aspects.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 236 pages)
ISBN:9780230292086
DOI:10.1057/9780230292086