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 InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionviii, 227 pages : illustrations
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008038249

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