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The Global Gym

Gender, Health and Pedagogies

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Jesper Andreasson

    1. Linnaeus University, Sweden

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  2. Thomas Johansson

    1. University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Global Culture and Sport Series (GCS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 1-16

  3. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 17-39

  4. Becoming a Fitness Professional

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 40-64

  5. Learning Bodily Sensations — Getting the Pump

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 65-85

  6. Gender and Fitness in the Global Blogosphere

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 86-109

  7. Beauty, Health and Doping Trajectories

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 110-132

  8. Healthy and Heavenly Bodies?

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 133-155

  9. Conclusions

    • Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
    Pages 156-167

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 168-198
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By participating in the everyday life of fitness professionals, gym-goers and bodybuilders, The Global Gym explores fitness centres as sites of learning. The authors consider how physical, psychological and cultural knowledge about health and the body is incorporated into people's identity in a local and global gym and fitness context.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Linnaeus University, Sweden

    Jesper Andreasson

  • University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    Thomas Johansson

About the authors

Jesper Andreasson is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Science at Linnaeus University, Sweden.
 
Thomas Johansson is Professor of Education at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His publications include The Transformation of Sexuality (2007) and Young Migrants (2012) co-authored with K. Fangen and N. Hammarén.

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