A critical interrogation of contemporary discourses of physical (in)activity amongst Canadian children: Back to the Future
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CONTRIBUTORS:
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JOURNAL:
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Journal of Canadian Studies,
42(2),
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YEAR:
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2008
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Journal Article
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children, physical (in)activity 'epidemic,' governmentality, Foucault
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DISCIPLINE:
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Sociology
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LANGUAGE:
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-443-586
(Last edited on
2008/06/23 13:57:53 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
Considerable public discourse is devoted to the topics of childhood (in)activity and obesity in Canada, which are commonly marked by phrases such as “public health threat,”
“crisis,” and “unprecedented levels of sedentary behaviour.” The intent of this discussion, by way of a governmentally informed socio-historical discourse analysis, is to interrogate critically both the contemporary public discourses of childhood (in)activity that represent
it as a “new” and “unprecedented” crisis facing the individual and the nation, and the effects produced through such a representation. Historical documents, including a 1978 article from The Canadian magazine that examined the poor fitness level of Canadian children, are used comparatively to assess the merit of such claims. Far from being new or unprecedented contemporary “crisis” of childhood (in)activity and obesity displays continuities with the past. Physical activity is a central technology of health governance within the contemporary Canadian landscape.
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