SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON HEALTHY LIFE AND FITNESS: ZYGMUNT BAUMAN PERSPECTIVE
SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM VE FİTNESS ÜZERİNE SOSYOLOJİK BİR ÇÖZÜLEME; ZYGMUNT BAUMAN ÖRNEĞİ

Author : Elif GÜLDALI -Barış ŞENTUNA
Number of pages : 461-468

Abstract

 In today’s society quiet life and bodily health are important measures for good life. This situation which is important for the individuals, lead them seeking for different ways. The question “How can I be more healthy?” is important from that aspect. This problem the individual faces, is directed by society. Those are routine health controls, exercises and mostly sports saloons. This study tries to analyse the fitness aspect which comes to mind at first state. The study will put Zygmunt Bauman in the centre while trying to analyse the subject matter. The lack of literature on fitness sociology, is an aspect that rises the importance of the study. It tries top en a way to sociology of fitness. This study centralizes the social group of people that are consumers of fitness. This article focusses on those concepts and tries to criticize “sociology of fitness” that captures great amount of people in a consumer society. It tires to evaluate those concepts in line with Bauman.

Keywords

Sports Sociology, Sports Philosophy, Bauman, Fitness

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