Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies

Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion

Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
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Author: Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson ISBN: 9783319972381
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: August 25, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Jesper Andreasson, Thomas Johansson
ISBN: 9783319972381
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: August 25, 2018
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book investigates extreme sports, defined as sports in which athletes challenge and transgress societal perceptions of what is humanly possible to achieve, in terms of physical training and bodily development/performance. Situated within a growing body of literature analysing the impact of new training trends on an individual’s body, identity, lifestyle and perception of his/her social surroundings, Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies focuses on the gendered and embodied experiences of bodybuilding, Ironman triathlon, and mixed martial arts.

Through their ethnographic analysis, Andreasson and Johansson present a unique and updated account of the increasing phenomenon of extreme sports and extreme bodies in contemporary Western society, grounded in the sociology of sport, body studies and embodiment literature.

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This book investigates extreme sports, defined as sports in which athletes challenge and transgress societal perceptions of what is humanly possible to achieve, in terms of physical training and bodily development/performance. Situated within a growing body of literature analysing the impact of new training trends on an individual’s body, identity, lifestyle and perception of his/her social surroundings, Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies focuses on the gendered and embodied experiences of bodybuilding, Ironman triathlon, and mixed martial arts.

Through their ethnographic analysis, Andreasson and Johansson present a unique and updated account of the increasing phenomenon of extreme sports and extreme bodies in contemporary Western society, grounded in the sociology of sport, body studies and embodiment literature.

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