Body panic : gender, health, and the selling of fitness / Shari L. Dworkin and Faye Linda Wachs.
| Author/creator | Dworkin, Shari L. |
| Other author | Wachs, Faye Linda. |
| Other author | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 227 pages : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Click to View |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The nature of body panic culture -- What kinds of subjects and objects? Gender, consumer culture, and convergence -- Size matters : male body panic and the third wave "crisis of masculinity" -- "Getting your body back" : postindustrial fit motherhood and the merger of the second (household labor/child care) and third (fitness) shifts -- From Women's sports & fitness to Self : third wave feminism and the consumption conundrum -- Emancipatory potential, social justice, and the consumptive imperative. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008038249 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |