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Made of Corporeal Self: The Narrative Studies on Women's Fitness Exercises in China

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By:Xiong Huan

Publisher:Social Sciences Academic Press

ISBN:978-7-5201-8369-7

Publication Date:2021-06-17

Language:Chinese

Paper book:US $34
Ebook:US $
Paper Book& Ebook:US $
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This book tells the stories of twelve Chinese women who take fitness exercises. Under the three themes of "self, body and exercises", "life, body and exercises" and "pregnancy, body and exercises", social interaction from the perspective of women and microcosmic society. The individual’s life experience and subjective feelings, depicting women’s real and vivid fitness picture, discussing dieting, weight loss, body management, pregnancy health care, postpartum recovery, square dancing, fitness and social interaction, body stereotypes and other hot topics. It excavated the impact of fitness culture on women’s individual life planning, self-identification and cultural aesthetics, reflecting the values of women’s body and life in China today and the social generation related to them.