Whose Body Is It Anyway?: A Sociological Reflection Upon Fitness and Wellbeing

by Ian Wellard

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138959510
• ISBN13: 9781138959514
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"