Fitness Culture Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

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 a

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Consumption and Public Life Series Editors: Frank Trentmann and Richard Wilk

Mark Bevir and Frank Trentmann (editors) GOVERNANCE, CITIZENS AND CONSUMERS Agency and Resistance in Contemporary Politics Magnus Boström and Mikael Klintman ECO-STANDARDS, PRODUCT LABELLING AND GREEN CONSUMERISM Jacqueline Botterill CONSUMER CULTURE AND PERSONAL FINANCE Money Goes to Market Daniel Thomas Cook (editor) LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PUBLIC CONSUMPTION Encounters with Value in Marketplaces on Five Continents Nick Couldry, Sonia Livingstone and Tim Markham MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Beyond the Presumption of Attention Anne Cronin ADVERTISING, COMMERCIAL SPACES AND THE URBAN Amy E. Randall THE SOVIET DREAM WORLD OF RETAIL TRADE AND CONSUMPTION IN THE 1930S

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Kate Soper, Martin Ryle and Lyn Thomas (editors) THE POLITICS AND PLEASURES OF SHOPPING DIFFERENTLY Better than Shopping Kate Soper and Frank Trentmann (editors) CITIZENSHIP AND CONSUMPTION Harold Wilhite CONSUMPTION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE A View from South India

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Roberta Sassatelli University of Milan, Italy

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Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun

© Roberta Sassatelli 2010

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