Lee Monaghan

Bodybuilding, Drugs and Risk (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Current popular interest in bodies, fitness, sport and active lifestyles, has made bodybuilding more visible and acceptable within mainstream society than ever before. However, the association between bodybuilding, drugs and risk has contributed to a negative image of an activity which many people find puzzling. Using data obtained from participant observation and interviews, this book explores bodybuilding subculture from the perspective of the bodybuilder.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134588527
• Artikelnr.: 42640591

Autorenporträt

Lee Monaghan

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1.Introduction 2.Bodybuilding: A Demonised Drug Subculture
3.Parameters for Successful Bodybuilding 4.Creating 'The Perfect Body': A
Variable Project 5.Bodybuilding Ethnopharmacology: Managing Steroid Risks
6.Steroid Accessory Drugs 7.Bodybuilding, Steroids and Violence
8.Conclusion: Constructing 'Appropriate' Bodies and Indentities