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The empowerment-subservience paradox in Filipina bodybuilding

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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Abstract

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Ahead of Print.
The social contexts in which athletes train shape how they experience empowerment, identity, and the limits of their agency. This article examines how Filipina women bodybuilders navigate a sport that simultaneously challenges and reinforces gendered ...