The cultural production and consumption of the fit body in South Korea : focus on established-outsider figuration of the body in the fitness field
This thesis examines the ways in which the fit body has acted as an established form of capital in Korea. In addressing this question, this research explores the theoretical and methodological links between Bourdieu‘s and Elias‘s perspectives. In particular, using the fitness field as the context, t...
Main Author: | Choo, Hye Won |
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Other Authors: | Smith Maguire, Jennifer; Dickinson, Roger |
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University of Leicester
2015
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.657571 |
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