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Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

Paperback

Series: Consumption and Public Life

General SociologyGeneral Fitness

ISBN10: 1349353485
ISBN13: 9781349353484
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jan 1 2014
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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