“Sarados” and “Gostosas” among some Others: Aspects of masculine and feminine Body Education in fitness centres

This paper presents results of a six months research in two f i tness centers in Florianópolis. The approaches – orientated by the contemporary phenomenon of the cult of body – show up that the ascetic racing to the idealized body involves a praise/contempt of certain body segments and symbolic and...

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Autores: Hansen, Roger, Vaz, Alexandre Fernandez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Movimento (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/2894
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/2894
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corpo. Gênero. Subjetividade. Culto ao Corpo. Indústria Cultural
Body. Gender. Subjectivity. Cult of the body. Culture industry.
Cuerpo. Género. Subjetividad. Culto al cuerpo. Industria cultural.
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Sumario:This paper presents results of a six months research in two f i tness centers in Florianópolis. The approaches – orientated by the contemporary phenomenon of the cult of body – show up that the ascetic racing to the idealized body involves a praise/contempt of certain body segments and symbolic and materials borders that influence men and women in their choosing of different practices. The gender question is closely linked with the geographic spaces and the different hierarchies of corporal image. The results suggest the fluidity of human relations and carry the reflection to the possibility of subject vanishing.