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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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

Circa l’autore

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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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 236 ● ISBN 9780230292086 ● Dimensione 1.2 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2010 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4968725 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale

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