The politics of physical activity
Defining 'politics' as contests over ideas, values and visions about what a physically active society could be, this book uses critical analysis to challenge accepted truths about physical activity and therefore opens up a pathway to more effective, and more socially just, physical activit...
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London
Routledge
2019
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| Series: | Routledge research in physical activity and health
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Contested definitions, histories and futures of physical activity
- Towards a physical activity discourse
- Physical activity and the politics of knowledge
- Physical activity and the politics of societal change
- Physical activity and the politics of junk food
- Physical activity and the politics of corporate health promotion
- Physical activity and the politics of risk
- Conclusion : people, power and possibilities