The purpose of this paper is to explore the complex and diverse positions particular young
women and men take up in relation to the moral imperatives of the healthism discourse. We …

We drew on Foucault's notion of 'practices of the self'to examine how young people take up,
negotiate, and resist the imperatives of a public health discourse concerned with the …

This chapter builds on recent theoretical developments in sociological and feminist theory to
pursue non-foundational or non-dualist approaches to studying the body beyond the 'human …

This thesis examines, from a Foucauldian perspective, the complex ways fourteen young
women managed their subject positions and subjectivities in relation to health and physical …

A physically active lifestyle can be empowering for young women in allowing them to resist
many of the dominant and limiting discourses around femininity and gender. In finding …

This headline suggests a popularized image of teenage girls today. I argue here that it also
represents a major discourse which can, in itself, put girls and young women at risk. That …

Drawing on longitudinal, qualitative research into girls' participation in physical activity and
sport in the UK, this article will explore girls' embodied constructions of 'healthy'identities. My …

This chapter presents the understanding of how young people live religion, culture and
sexuality between home and school. It seeks to understand how Chana, a 16-year-old …

Sport and physical activity is commonly constituted as a panacea, and charged with
combating all manner of social problems from obesity to youth disaffection. In this chapter …

This paper makes use of critical discourse analysis and Bourdieu's theoretical framework to
explore rural young women's meanings of health and fitness and how the healthism …