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Cuerpos moldeables y vidas modulables: La invención del estado holísticamente saludable como bienestar (integral)

2020

The article argues ?from the Deleuzian concepts of society of control, moulding and modulation and the Rosean theory on the economization and medicalization of life? that the expansion of the concept of health in terms of integral and subjective well-being is the effect of a socio-historical shift in the way we relate to this signifier, and therefore to our bodies and ourselves. We use this interpretative network to analyze the effects that the biopsychosocial health paradigm has had in the context of aesthetic surgery and fitness practice. As a result, we see that the expansion of the concept of health has extended the domain of medicine into the spheres of personal care and physical appea…

Sociedades de Controlpreviously undervalued in the modern scenarioto the destabilizations that the health and political treatment of the COVID-19 global pandemic poses to a conception of health defined in terms of informed and efficient elective practices Bienestar IntegralCultura EmpresarialMarcelo The article argues ?from the Deleuzian concepts of society of controlwe see that the expansion of the concept of health has extended the domain of medicine into the spheres of personal care and physical appearance. This legitimized the practice of aesthetic surgery in the medical and social fieldFitness Culture:SOCIOLOGÍA [UNESCO]finallyFitness. Surgerywellnesssociety of control1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 562372 2020 42 7674032 Cuerpos moldeables y vidas modulables: La invención del estado holísticamente saludable como bienestar (integral) Landaand therefore to our bodies and ourselves. We use this interpretative network to analyze the effects that the biopsychosocial health paradigm has had in the context of aesthetic surgery and fitness practice. As a resultMaría InésCórdobaenterprise culturemoulding and modulation and the Rosean theory on the economization and medicalization of life? that the expansion of the concept of health in terms of integral and subjective well-being is the effect of a socio-historical shift in the way we relate to this signifierfrom which we reflect on the ethical-political implications of a holistically modulable and asymptotically perfectible health in the socio-labour dynamics of contemporary capitalism. We relate these argumentsfitness culture 59 74while it operated as a condition of possibility for the emergence and globalization of the culture of fitness. We conclude with a brief presentation of the argumentation deployed in the different sections of the articleUNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍACirugía Estéticaaesthetic surgeryLa invención del estado holísticamente saludable como bienestar (integral) Landa [1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 562372 2020 42 7674032 Cuerpos moldeables y vidas modulables]
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“Do you find it normal to be so fat?” Weight stigma in obese gym users

2021

Weight stigma is a negative social process that involves discrimination against overweight and obese people. Gyms are important environments to promote exercise where weight stigma can be a hindrance for obese exercise practitioners. This critical-oriented study provides evidence-based answers to this question: How do obese users experience weight stigma in gyms? Six obese gym users (BMI >30) participated in semi-structured interviews and provided visual data for photo-elicitation. A thematic analysis enabled the grouping of their experiences around weight stigma into three forms of discrimination: 1) direct: negative comments about body weight and body size; 2) indirect: internalizatio…

Sociology and Political ScienceFitness cultureWeight stigmaPhysical activitymedicineSelf stigmaOverweightmedicine.symptomPsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Clinical psychologyInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport
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