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Fitness Culture Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun /

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, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Consumption and Public Life
Subjects:
Economic sociology.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Human body—Social aspects.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Nursing.
Sports—Psychological aspects.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Sociology of the Body.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Sport Psychology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230292086

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https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230292086

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