Fit for consumption : sociology and the business of fitness
Jennifer Smith Maguire
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : Routledge , 2008
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| Omfang | X, 241 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Making sense of fitness; 2 The roots of fitness: Physical culture and physical capital; 3 Health clubs: The stratification of fitness sites; 4 Fitness media: An education in the fitness lifestyle; 5 Personal trainers: In the service of fitness; 6 Lessons from the fitness field; Appendix: Suggested research tasks for students; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - This is the first text to offer a comprehensive socio-cultural and historical analysis of the current fitness culture.Fitness today is not simply about health clubs and exercise classes, or measures of body mass index and cardiovascular endurance. Fit for Consumption conceptualizes fitness as a field within which individuals and institutions may negotiate - if not altogether reconcile - the competing and often conflicting social demands made on the individual body that characterize our current era. Intended for researchers and senior undergraduate and postgraduate st
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| Emner | Physical fitness - Economic aspects
Physical fitness - Health aspects Physical fitness - Social aspects Recreation & Sports Vis mer... Social Sciences
fysisk form helse trening kondisjon sosiologi økonomi fitness kropp usa treningssentre helsestudioer kultur livsstil forbrukere personlig trener |
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| ISBN | 9780415421805. - 9780415421812
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