Essays about: "Fitness Culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words Fitness Culture.

  1. 6. Korean Bodybuilding : Cultural Hybrid or Instance of Cultural Homogenization?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Marcus Mosesson; [2018]
    Keywords : bodybuilding; fitness; gym culture; globalization; cultural consequences; hybridization; homogenization; male aesthetic ideals; Neo-Confucianism; plastic and cosmetic surgery; Korean society; bodybuilding; fitness; gymkultur; globalisering; kulturella konsekvenser; hybridisering; homogenisering; manliga estetiska ideal; neokonfucianism; plastikkirurgi; koreanska samhället;

    Abstract : This study deals with the trend of male bodybuilding in Korea and investigates the motivations and aesthetic ideals of Korean male bodybuilders. The author of the study uses the few hitherto academic research works on the subject and tries to give an overview of the history of Korean bodybuilding. READ MORE

  3. 7. A Scoping Review for the Parameters of Crowd Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Andreas Hansen; [2018]
    Keywords : Crowd movement; scoping review; evacuation; age; body projection area; bottlenecks; openings; culture; occupant density; emergency or non-emergency; emotional state; fatigue; fitness; gender; group size; headway; health status; height; lateral sway; personal space; social relations; stair gradient; step frequency; step size; vision; weight; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Existing models which describe crowd movement are running out of time and are failing to take the change of people’s characteristics into account. The purpose of this study is to determine the “state-of- the-art” regarding the research within the field of crowd movement and identify parameters that influence crowd movement. READ MORE

  4. 8. Information Quality under the lens of Practice Theory: A Case of Syskonstödjare (Sibling Supporters) in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Informationssystem

    Author : Chuye Xiao; [2015]
    Keywords : Information Quality; Practice Theory;

    Abstract : The awareness of having a good information quality (IQ) in organizations has been increasing in the past decades. Despite that the well-accepted definition of information quality emphasizes the fitness of information to its consumers, IQ itself is known as context sensitive (Wang and Strong, 1996). READ MORE

  5. 9. The 'Perfect' Body : A Study of the Body in Today's Consumer Society

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för modevetenskap

    Author : Natascha Katzwinkel; [2014]
    Keywords : body; perfect; fitness culture; commodity; consumption; slimness; postmodernism; A F; Calvin Klein; fitness magazine;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which the body is positioned within consumer society. The development of body ideals in Western societies is examined in order to point out consumers’ occupation with appearances and their bodies as signifiers of success. READ MORE

  6. 10. Knockdown of the ERK pathway using siRNA in cultured chicken cardiomyocytes

    University essay from Biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Caroline Ovrén; [2014]
    Keywords : cell culture; RNA interference; cardiomyocytes; ERK; MAPK;

    Abstract : The ancient South American birds called tinamous (Tinamidae) have the smallest hearts known among birds and their cardiomyocytes have previously been shown to express significantly lower levels of the mitogen-activated protein kinase ERK compared to the more modern chicken (Gallus gallus). ERK is a well-known mediator of growth signalling in the heart, especially in hypertrophy. READ MORE