Looking good, feeling good: The embodied pleasures of vibrant physicality

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 330-356

  Monaghan, Lee F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bodybuilding; Drugs; Embodiment; Health; Pleasure; Risk; Steroids; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035324775     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00255     Document Type: Article

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