Fitness Culture Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun
Título:
Fitness Culture Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun
ISBN:
9780230292086
Autor personal:
Edición:
1st ed. 2010.
PRODUCTION_INFO:
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Descripción física:
X, 236 p. online resource.
Serie:
Consumption and Public Life,
Síntesis:
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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Acceso electrónico:
Full Text Available From Palgrave Social Sciences 2010 Packages
Idioma:
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