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. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, |
| Description | viii, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008038249 |
| ISBN | 9780814719671 (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814719678 (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814719688 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814719686 (pb : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |