Perceptions of the body are not restricted to the way the body “looks”; they may also extend
to the way the body “functions”. This research explores body image among male and female …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to explore the association between sports
and physical-activity participation and body image among Australian adolescent girls. Body …

Drawing on (auto) ethnographic research—on the process of becoming a marathon
swimmer, this paper argues that conventional characterisations of marathon swimming as …

Drawing on Merleau-Ponty and Bourdieu, this article explores corporeal ways to modify the
somewhat anxiety-filled bodily habit (us) of many young women. The article is based on …

Both a monograph and a solo marathon swim are credited to individuals but are collectively
achieved, and in both domains I am indebted to many. The book includes material from …

The purpose of this study was to explore the embodied nature of empowerment among
women who play tackle football. Data collection involved semistructured interviews with 15 …

This paper describes key findings of a study exploring how a cohort of 16 rural Australian
women aged over 60 years think, feel and respond to the prevalence of sexualised imagery …

Based on a narrative inquiry with women outdoor leaders, in this chapter, the authors
discuss how women experience gender whilst becoming outdoor leaders, including gender …

While growth has occurred in the numbers of women entering outdoor recreation vocations,
white men are still the dominant face in outdoor recreation and wilderness adventure …

The female body, over the course of recent decades, has had a turbulent relationship with
societal expectations of femininity and beauty. Confined within the ridged boundaries of …