Athletic Bodies and the Bodies of Athletes: A Critique of the Sporting Build.

Part of a special issue on sports, exercise, and recreation. The bodies of athletes and bodies that appear athletic are often presented as innocuous and attractive ideals to admire, desire, and emulate. The endorsement of these bodies concurrently divests them from political and normative overtone...

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Published in:	Proteus Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 15 - 23
Main Author:	Ilundáin-Agurruza, Jesús
Format:	Article
Published:	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Fall 2008
Subjects:	Athletes in art Human body & society Psychology of athletes Body image
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost