TY - JOUR
T1 - Aesthetic/affective norms of femininity
T2 - An obstacle to women’s performance of exercise
AU - Energici, María Alejandra
AU - Schöngut-Grollmus, Nicolás
AU - Soto-Lagos, Rodrigo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise. Gender differences are significant: women are considerably more inactive than men. In this article we worked with the notion of body image and body affect, with the aim of reflecting on how aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise in Chile. To understand how these aesthetic/affective norms hinder physical activity, we analyzed media images using a qualitative methodology. The results show that there are four types of female body: extremely thin, thin, fat, and obese. This study explores how affectivity relates to the way in which exercise should be experienced: women must enjoy the actions in order to achieve the ideal body; indeed, they must experience them as pleasant. They should also be performed on a body that feels graceful, fragile, and small. We draw conclusions on the way in which images promote a body affect for the self and for others that becomes a barrier to the performance of female exercise.
AB - Aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise. Gender differences are significant: women are considerably more inactive than men. In this article we worked with the notion of body image and body affect, with the aim of reflecting on how aesthetic/affective norms around femininity could be an obstacle to women’s performance of exercise in Chile. To understand how these aesthetic/affective norms hinder physical activity, we analyzed media images using a qualitative methodology. The results show that there are four types of female body: extremely thin, thin, fat, and obese. This study explores how affectivity relates to the way in which exercise should be experienced: women must enjoy the actions in order to achieve the ideal body; indeed, they must experience them as pleasant. They should also be performed on a body that feels graceful, fragile, and small. We draw conclusions on the way in which images promote a body affect for the self and for others that becomes a barrier to the performance of female exercise.
KW - aesthetics
KW - affect
KW - body
KW - exercise
KW - gender
KW - media
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096298395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1012690220969352
DO - 10.1177/1012690220969352
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85096298395
SN - 1012-6902
VL - 56
SP - 1070
EP - 1086
JO - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
JF - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
IS - 7
ER -