Bearing Bodies: Physical Activity, Obesity Stigma, and Sexuality in the Bear Community

Autor:	Shaun E. Edmonds, Susan G. Zieff
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Stigma (botany) Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Gender studies Resistance (psychoanalysis) Human sexuality Participant observation Wright Subculture Mainstream Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Sociology Social psychology Moral panic
Zdroj:	Sociology of Sport Journal. 32:415-435
ISSN:	1543-2785 0741-1235
Popis:	In recent years, individuals who do not conform to healthist body shape and weight norms are the target of an increasingly fervent moral panic about “obesity” (Gard & Wright, 2005). As a subculture within the gay male community (Wright, 1997a), the “Bear” community offers a site for examining biopolitical resistance to the pervasive body ideals (and associated fat stigma) embedded within, and perpetuated by, mainstream gay values. Utilizing in-depth interviews and participant observation, this study explores the ways in which Bears negotiate physical activity and body image within the ostensibly fat-positive Bear community. In analyzing the stories and spaces of the Bear community, I find diverse experiences that reveal a complex relationship between sexuality, body image, and engagement in physical activity.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::b12256331606e80a98a3a895a0c83a5b https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2014-0166 Zobrazit plný text záznamu