Fitness Culture

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Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

Roberta Sassatelli

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
01 September 2010

Cultural studies; Consumerism; Sociology: sport & leisure; Sport & leisure industries; Fitness & diet; Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's&YA); Educational: Citizenship & social education

Series: Consumption and Public Life

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.

By: Roberta Sassatelli
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 4.139kg
ISBN: 9780230507494
ISBN 10: 0230507492
Series: Consumption and Public Life
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 01 September 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

ROBERTA SASSATELLI is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology, Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Milan, Italy. She has published widely on consumer culture and the sociology of the body and cultural theory. Her most recent publication in English is Consumer Culture: History, Theory and Politics.

Reviews for Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

"""This engaging exploration of what sustains gym membership as a consumer practice will be of interest to scholars of studies of consumption, the body, leisure and health."" - CHOICE Review ""Rejecting cultural dupe models, so prevalent in consumerist analyses of fitness, Sassatelli provides a comprehensive analysis of the range of complicated and sometimes contradictory meanings that participants use to understand their continued participation in a commodified fitness culture."" - Journal of Consumer Culture ""Sassatelli has written a great book which will be of wide interest and value to scholars of both embodiment and consumption as well as to the narrower fraternity of 'gym researchers.'"" - SocioLogica ""An important contribution to contemporary thought on consumer culture."" - Journal of Sociology"