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Revitalizing Medical Sociology: Health Focus by marta vilarinho is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a sociological study on bodybuilding subculture and the embodied pleasures of physical fitness. It argues that sociological research has largely focused on illness rather than positive health and well-being. Using qualitative data from an ethnography of bodybuilders, the study aims to understand representations of health, youth, and pleasures of exercise. It describes how bodybuilding involves practices that pursue self-improvement and health, but are also associated with risky beha

Author
marta vilarinho
Language
EN