Roberta Sassatelli 
Fitness Culture [PDF ebook] 
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 cultures of consumption.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Index

Über den Autor

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 is
Consumer Culture: History, Theory and Politics.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 236 ● ISBN 9780230292086 ● Dateigröße 1.2 MB ● Verlag Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Ort London ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2010 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 4968725 ● Kopierschutz Soziales DRM

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