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Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun - Consumption and Public Life Roberta Sassatelli
Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun - Consumption and Public Life
Roberta Sassatelli
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.
250 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 16, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230507494 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 148 × 226 × 19 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |
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