Talking bodies: Body talk at bodyworks

Storytelling is a prominent feature of everyday discourse, and the growing literature on this aspect of communication indicates that stories are used to accomplish a number of interaction goals. This ethnography, completed over a seven-month period, focused on the role of storytelling in womens'...

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Published in:Communication studies 1995-10, Vol.46 (3-4), p.245-260
Main Author: Smythe, Mary-Jeanette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Community Relations
Discourse Communities
Ethnography
Exercise
Females
Group Dynamics
Individual Characteristics
Interpersonal Communication
Knowledge Level
Observation
Participant Observation
Physical Characteristics
Social research
Storytelling
Women
Young Children
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Summary:Storytelling is a prominent feature of everyday discourse, and the growing literature on this aspect of communication indicates that stories are used to accomplish a number of interaction goals. This ethnography, completed over a seven-month period, focused on the role of storytelling in womens' conversations at a popular fitness facility. Of specific interest were the interpretive themes that emerged over time as consistent elements of the conversations among bodyworkers. These themes and the stories that describe them formed the substance of this report.
ISSN:1051-0974
1745-1035
DOI:10.1080/10510979509368455