Body Knowledge and Control: Studies in the Sociology of Physical Education and Health

by Brian Davies and Jan Wright

Book Overview

Today's society is obsessed with the body, its size, shape and healthiness. Governments, business and the popular media, spend and earn fortunes encouraging populations to get healthy, eat properly, exercise daily and get thin. But how are current social trends and attitudes towards the body reflected in the curriculum of schools, in the teaching of Physical Education and Health? How do teachers and health professionals influence young people's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415306450
• ISBN13: 9780415306454
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"