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Garrett, Robyne; Wrench, Alison – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
The body is a powerful symbolic form and all bodily activities are expressions of culture. The look, size, shape and physicality of bodies are perceived by all and compared to particular cultural standards. In this way the body is inscribed with culture and can serve as a site for social control. Various discourses of the body, including those…
Descriptors: Social Control, Teacher Educators, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Wrench, Alison; Garrett, Robyne; King, Sharron – Journal of Youth Studies, 2013
It is widely acknowledged that social conditions are directly associated with health and well-being. Significantly little is known about the impact of changing social conditions, including the transition to higher education, on young people's health and well-being. This qualitative research investigated perceptions and factors that influence…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Change, Health Conditions, Student Adjustment