{"product_id":"social-justice-in-globalized-fitness-and-health-bodies-out-of-sight-9781138059894","title":"Social Justice in Globalized Fitness and Health: Bodies Out of Sight","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn today's neoliberal times, thinking about fitness and health is dominated by the media's narratives of \"fit bodies,\" which are presented and circulated in society as \"valued bodies.\" Outside that mainstream view, however, there are many people labeled \"bodies-at-risk\" those who deviate from perceived norms of size, shape, race, social class, and gender. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Justice in Globalized Fitness and Health draws attention to how neoliberal ideologies impacting the body overlook the intersection of class, gender\/sex, and race that informs how young, ethnic minoritized people embody and negotiate normative discourses of fitness and health. Indeed, through the lens of critical race theory (CRT), post-feminism, and postcolonialism, Azzarito highlights young, ethnic minoritized people's struggles to find a culturally relevant sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing for the need to found educational spaces where young, ethnic minoritized people can recognize themselves, resist and counter-narrate negative stereotypes, and self-represent to the public in affirmative ways, \u003ci\u003eSocial Justice in Globalized Fitness and Health\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as physical culture, education, sport sociology, qualitative methods, and cultural and visual studies, as well as scholars and practitioners of physical education and health in schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Azzarito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138059894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Azzarito\u003c\/strong\u003e is Program Director of the Graduate Program in Physical Education Pedagogy and Physical Culture and Co-Director of the Visual Research Center for Education, Art, \u0026amp; Social Change at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44029742219379,"sku":"9.78114E+12","price":322.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fd00ae6c-e830-4c52-b3b3-ca5cb0693518.jpg?v=1761398648","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/social-justice-in-globalized-fitness-and-health-bodies-out-of-sight-9781138059894","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}