Binding: Paperback
Description: There is a widespread interest in wellbeing the healthy body and public health. However there are also many simplistic and uncritical interpretations of what wellbeing or a healthy body should look like . By focusing upon wellbeing through examples taken from fitness - related activities which are often considered unproblematic routes to achieving wellbeing and greater public health this book explores contemporary understandings of the body and the conflicting ways in which it is considered in different contexts times and spaces either as the possession of the individual or that of society (or both). Whose Body Is It Anyway? adopts an embodied approach employing sociological theory along with examples drawn from empirical research collected through participation (by the author) in an intense period of physical training. The intention is to explore the embodied experiences of doing an intensive period of physical activity and subsequently attempt to understand in more depth the range of personal social psychological and physical factors that undoubtedly contribute to engaging in such an activity. The emerging story reveals much about the physical and emotional experience of a body being put through intensive exercise not only in terms of contrasting forms of pleasure and pain but also various socio - cultural issues relating to relationships of power trust and the role of expert health advisor. Written in a clear and engaging style the book provides an accessible introduction of more complex theoretical explanations which will appeal to academics and practitioners involved in broad aspects of sport physical activity health and wellbeing.
Title: Whose Body Is It Anyway? A Sociological Reflection Upon Fitness And Wellbeing
Author(s): Wellard Ian
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138959514
Pages: 118 Pages, 2 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 11 Halftones, Black And Whit
Publication Date: 1/1/2016
Category: Sociology