Strong and hard women
Bunsell, Tanya.
Strong and hard women an ethnography of female bodybuilding / [electronic resource] : Tanya Bunsell. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. - xiv, 184 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in ethnography ; 13 . - Routledge advances in ethnography ; 13. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Researching female bodybuilders -- 3. The history of female bodybuilding -- 4. Muscle is a feminist issue -- 5. The identity, lifestyle and embodiment of the female bodybuilder -- 6. The 'dark side' of female bodybuilding -- 7. Exploring the 'empowerment' of female bodybuilders through concepts of space -- 8. Ripped, shredded and cut : reworking notions of 'pain and violence' in female bodybuilding -- 9. Competitions : a heroic journey -- 10. Conclusion.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203104750 (e-book : PDF)
Bodybuilding for women.
Bodybuilding for women--Social aspects.
Femininity.
Self-perception in women.
Electronic books.
Strong and hard women an ethnography of female bodybuilding / [electronic resource] : Tanya Bunsell. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. - xiv, 184 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in ethnography ; 13 . - Routledge advances in ethnography ; 13. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Researching female bodybuilders -- 3. The history of female bodybuilding -- 4. Muscle is a feminist issue -- 5. The identity, lifestyle and embodiment of the female bodybuilder -- 6. The 'dark side' of female bodybuilding -- 7. Exploring the 'empowerment' of female bodybuilders through concepts of space -- 8. Ripped, shredded and cut : reworking notions of 'pain and violence' in female bodybuilding -- 9. Competitions : a heroic journey -- 10. Conclusion.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203104750 (e-book : PDF)
Bodybuilding for women.
Bodybuilding for women--Social aspects.
Femininity.
Self-perception in women.
Electronic books.