Femininity, Feminism and Recreational Pole Dancing
Author:   Kerry Griffiths (Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138791589


Pages:   154
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Kerry Griffiths (Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781138791589


ISBN 10:   113879158
Pages:   154
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introducing recreational pole dancing 2. Recreational pole dancing: the cultural context 3. 'I dance around a pole…but I am not a pole dancer…' Impression management and respectability in the pole dancing class 4. Muscles, strength and risk…but still being sexy, feminine and girlie: interpreting the pole dancing body 5. Being 'one of the girls': female friendship, empowerment and the pole dancing community 6. Conclusion

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Kerry Griffiths is a Research Fellow in the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. She works on a range of research projects relating to the sport and leisure industries and her particular areas of research interest include understanding participation in sport, including barriers to participation and participation in minority groups, particularly women and girls; the outcomes of sport, including the physical and the social outcomes, such as the development of identity and community through sport; and the health and fitness industry, including new trends in fitness practices. She has a BA (Hons) degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick, an MSc in Sport Management from Sheffield Hallam University, an MA in Sociological Research Methods from the University of Sheffield, and she completed a PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2011.

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