Whose Body is it Anyway? - 9781138959507

Taylor & Francis

Whose Body is it Anyway?A sociological reflection upon fitness and wellbeing\nAuthor(s): Ian Wellard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138959507, 978-1138959507\nSynopsis\nThere 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).\n\nWhose Body Is It Anyway? adopts an embodied approach, employing sociological theory along with examples drawn from empirical research collec.