Author(s): Roberta Sassatelli
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 236
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-10-03
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 13.21mm
Publication City/Country: Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Edition: 2010 ed.
Illustrations: X, 236 p.

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.