Consuming bodies: Mall walking and the possibilities of consumption

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-198

  Warin, Megan ^a   Moore, Vivienne ^b   Davies, Michael ^b   Turner, Karen ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Mall walking; Obesity discourses; Paradox; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849102094     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.451.17.2.187     Document Type: Article

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