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| Tekijä: | Abbas, A. |
| Otsikko: | The embodiment of class, gender and age through leisure: a realist analysis of long distance running |
| Lehti: | Leisure Studies
2004 : APR, VOL. 23:2, p. 159-175 |
| Asiasana: | Leisure Culture Sociology |
| Vapaa asiasana: | Sports |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Leisure activities claiming to promote health and fitness have been an increasing feature of contemporary society. This paper adopts an embodied approach to explore the development of long-distance running and the gendered, aged and classed nature of it. It is based on part of a study involving analysis on a running magazine, (called 'Jogging Magazine', later 'Running' and now known as 'Runner's World') , and 10 interviews with runners. The paper illustrates connections btw. the knowledges, practices, organization and values promoted through running (from 1979-1998) and the growing popularity of a particular bodily type and style, which is developed with the growth of leisure-sports like running. It has become the ideal for men and women of all ages, particularly related to the middle-classes. Participation is thought to bring both health and aesthetic benefits for individuals. From the realist perspective adopted, the necessary mechanisms of running culture and the forms of embodiment promoted can be viewed as important in constituting class, gender and age processes. |
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