Abstract: ‘Obesity,’ ‘anorexia,’ and ‘at risk’ are all terms
associated with young women’s health. In this book,
Gabrielle O’Flynn establishes new understandings of
young women’s health. She draws on a post-structural
perspective to explore the complex ways young women
constitute their subjectivities in relation to
meanings of health and physical activity. A
particular focus is placed on examining the influence
of school contexts on this process. The results
highlight that, whilst dominant notions of
femininity, health, and physical activity provide a
pervasive resource on which young women draw to
constitute their subjectivities, there is diversity
in the ways young women engage with these discourses.
The findings also point to the role that schooling
plays in making available particular notions of
health and physical activity, which are implicated in
the production of gendered and classed
subjectivities. 'Young Women, Health & the Self' is
especially useful to researchers, teachers, students,
and health workers. Its critical perspective appeals
to individuals with a passion for thinking critically
about the ways health, femininity, and bodies are
defined in contemporary Western society.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-09-03
Language: en
Type: book
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