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Title	Looking good and feeling great - women, exercise and weight consciousness
Author	Coovadia, Ferhana, 1950-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Sociology
Date	2002
Pagination	iv, 130 leaves
Subject	Aerobic exercises; Exercise for women; Reducing exercises
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Sociology
Discipline	Sociology
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Atlantic Provinces
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 116-122
Abstract	This study explores the body image and weight consciousness of women taking part in aerobic exercise in an Atlantic Canadian fitness centre. Their reasons for participating in aerobics and their perceptions of the role of cultural institutions such as the media in shaping their body image are also explored. The participants consisted of twenty-seven women who are moderately or highly committed to aerobic exercise. A short questionnaire was used to obtain information about their backgrounds. This was followed by an intensive, semi- structured interview. It was shown from these interviews that the discussion on diet, exercise and the body emanated from the perception that to be thin is to be fit, healthy and beautiful. The findings of this study attest to the existing dissatisfaction that women in western societies feel about their physical appearance. It also revealed that there was a link between being physically fit and healthy and experiencing a healthy mind.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1591119
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(14.15 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Coovadia_Ferhana.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	124575.cpd