My Life at the Gym: Feminist Perspectives on Community through the Body

My Life at the Gym

My Life at the Gym Feminist Perspectives on Community through the Body Edited by JO MALIN Cover art: Photo credit of gym floor © Bill Grove/iStockphoto.com Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2010 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data My life at the gym : feminist perspectives on community through the body / edited by Jo Malin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-2943-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4384-2944-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Feminism. 2. Exercise for women—Psychological aspects. 3. Dance for women—Psychological aspects. I. Malin, Jo, 1942– HQ1154.M934 2010 613.71082—dc22 2009012934 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...