E. Tulle

Ageing, The Body and Social Change (eBook, PDF)

Running in Later Life

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 181
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230227637
• Artikelnr.: 45963714

Autorenporträt

DR EMMANUELLE TULLE is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Law and Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Embodying Ageing Debates in the Sociology of the Body Social Fields as Spaces of Disruption Capturing Ageing Embodiment Disrupted Biographies Managing Ageing Mapping an Embodied Sociology of Ageing Conclusion Index

Rezensionen

'I urge anyone interested in the body, ageing, sport or social policy to read this book. It is insightful, clearly written and its relevance extends beyond running.' - Sarah Nettleton, Ageing and Society