Jan Brace‐govan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3739328 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan Brace‐govan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Brace‐govan |
| SIGNATURE | GOVAN J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Maternal visibility at the commodity frontier
Children's birthday parties are celebrations that offer a means to understand consumption values surrounding motherhood that can remain understated or even taken for granted. Mother's consumption activities and the involvement of their child can reveal their management of the commodity frontier. As the marketplace increasingly provides goods and services to support mothers and parenting, the extent to which this is acceptable is a source of anxie…
We do not live to buy
Purpose The purpose is to investigate the concepts of subculture, subculture of consumption and brand community with a view to better understanding these three groups and their distinct differences. Design/methodology/approach The method relies on a literature review and a case study of sporting subculture. Using commentary from the surfing community as an example of subcultural groups we see how they define themselves against consumption oriente…
Weighty Matters
This paper gives an account of the social forces exerted to contain women's interest and access to weightlifting, and a muscular strength usually associated with masculinity. Weightlifting can create formidable physical strength but without the visible, physical displays of body building. The significance of weightlifting women's lack of visibility is important and alters the social dynamic of their experience of physical strength. The study reli…
Looking at Bodywork
The concepts of the subject-at-work and the subject-in-discourse form the basis for an examination of the implications that appearance has for physically active women and their self-presentation. Excerpts from interviews with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, and weightlifters) of Australian women are used to illustrate the ensuing discussion of the 'gaze.' When the subject-at-work becomes the subject-in-discourse, as …
Gender and Religious Settlement
Religious settlement refers to the process whereby a religion moves from one place to another and becomes incorporated into the religious economy of the new place. In this process, both the migrating religion and the society in which it settles are changed. This process, described in detail by several studies, results in an increase in religious diversity necessitating new strategies to negotiate this diversity in everyday life. Using census data…
Looking at Bodywork
The concepts of the subject-at-work and the subject-in-discourse form the basis for an examination of the implications that appearance has for physically active women and their self-presentation. Excerpts from interviews with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, and weightlifters) of Australian women are used to illustrate the ensuing discussion of the 'gaze.' When the subject-at-work becomes the subject-in-discourse, as …
Weighty Matters
This paper gives an account of the social forces exerted to contain women's interest and access to weightlifting, and a muscular strength usually associated with masculinity. Weightlifting can create formidable physical strength but without the visible, physical displays of body building. The significance of weightlifting women's lack of visibility is important and alters the social dynamic of their experience of physical strength. The study reli…
Maternal visibility at the commodity frontier
Children's birthday parties are celebrations that offer a means to understand consumption values surrounding motherhood that can remain understated or even taken for granted. Mother's consumption activities and the involvement of their child can reveal their management of the commodity frontier. As the marketplace increasingly provides goods and services to support mothers and parenting, the extent to which this is acceptable is a source of anxie…
Gender and Religious Settlement
Religious settlement refers to the process whereby a religion moves from one place to another and becomes incorporated into the religious economy of the new place. In this process, both the migrating religion and the society in which it settles are changed. This process, described in detail by several studies, results in an increase in religious diversity necessitating new strategies to negotiate this diversity in everyday life. Using census data…
We do not live to buy
Purpose The purpose is to investigate the concepts of subculture, subculture of consumption and brand community with a view to better understanding these three groups and their distinct differences. Design/methodology/approach The method relies on a literature review and a case study of sporting subculture. Using commentary from the surfing community as an example of subcultural groups we see how they define themselves against consumption oriente…
Gender and Religious Settlement
Religious settlement refers to the process whereby a religion moves from one place to another and becomes incorporated into the religious economy of the new place. In this process, both the migrating religion and the society in which it settles are changed. This process, described in detail by several studies, results in an increase in religious diversity necessitating new strategies to negotiate this diversity in everyday life. Using census data…
Looking at Bodywork
The concepts of the subject-at-work and the subject-in-discourse form the basis for an examination of the implications that appearance has for physically active women and their self-presentation. Excerpts from interviews with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, and weightlifters) of Australian women are used to illustrate the ensuing discussion of the 'gaze.' When the subject-at-work becomes the subject-in-discourse, as …
Weighty Matters
This paper gives an account of the social forces exerted to contain women's interest and access to weightlifting, and a muscular strength usually associated with masculinity. Weightlifting can create formidable physical strength but without the visible, physical displays of body building. The significance of weightlifting women's lack of visibility is important and alters the social dynamic of their experience of physical strength. The study reli…
We do not live to buy
Purpose The purpose is to investigate the concepts of subculture, subculture of consumption and brand community with a view to better understanding these three groups and their distinct differences. Design/methodology/approach The method relies on a literature review and a case study of sporting subculture. Using commentary from the surfing community as an example of subcultural groups we see how they define themselves against consumption oriente…
Maternal visibility at the commodity frontier
Children's birthday parties are celebrations that offer a means to understand consumption values surrounding motherhood that can remain understated or even taken for granted. Mother's consumption activities and the involvement of their child can reveal their management of the commodity frontier. As the marketplace increasingly provides goods and services to support mothers and parenting, the extent to which this is acceptable is a source of anxie…
Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · Business (2 works)