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Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion

Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion

by JesperAndreasson (Author), ThomasJohansson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

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Synopsis

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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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Edition: 1st ed. 2019
 Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Published: 03 Dec 2018
ISBN 10: 3319972375
ISBN 13: 9783319972374

Author Bio

Jesper Andreasson is Associate Professor of Sport Science at Linnaeus University, Sweden, researching predominantly in the fields of gender studies, the sociology of sport and gym/fitness culture.

Thomas Johansson is Professor of Child and Youth Studies at Gothenburg University, Sweden, and is one of the key researchers in the field of men and masculinities in the Nordic countries.