Body image, either as an independent phenomenon or in relation to participation in sports or in fitness programs, has become a much discussed topic. The present study investigates the body image and sports participation of the American intellectual elite. The evidence is drawn from the "personals" of the New York Review. The data are also compared to those from the "personals" of Die Zeit.
Berghaus, Margot, 1986: "Der Auftakt persönlicher Bezichungen. Besonderheiten bei Kontakt und Kommunikation durch Heirats- und Bekanntschaftsanzeigen." In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie15(1), 56-67.
3.
Bolig, Rosemary, Stein Peter J.McHenry Patrick C., , 1984: "The Self-Advertisement Approach to Dating-Male-Female Differences." In: Family Relations33 (4), 587-92.
4.
Bourdieu, Pierre, 1979: "Les Distinctions."Paris: Editions de Minuit.
5.
Brown, Elizabeth Y.James R.Morrow, Livingston Stephen M., 1982: "Self-Concept Changes in Women as a Result of Training." In: Journal of Sport Psychology4 (4), 354-63.
6.
Brown, Rebecca D., Harrison Joyce M., 1986: "The Effects of Strength Training on the Strength and Self-Concept of Two Female Age Groups." In: Research Quarterly57 (4), 315-20.
7.
Clark, Kenneth, 1956: "The Nude"New York: Pantheon Books.
8.
Crane, Jeffrey L./INO, Joy Michie, 1987: "A Discourse of Despair: The Semiology of Lonely Hearts Language." In: Sociological Perspectives30 (3), 227-44.
9.
Fairs, John R., 1976: "Sociocultural Control of the Body in Western Society." In: Canadian Journal of History of Sport7 (2), 1-25.
10.
Featherstone, MikeHepworth , Mike, 1984: "Fitness, Body Maintenance and Lifestyle within the Consumer Culture." In: Sports et Societes Contemporaines, ed. S.F.S.S. Paris: S.F.S.S., 1984, pp. 441-47.
11.
Heinemann, Klaus, 1980: "Sport and the Sociology of the Body," In: International Review of the Sociology of Sport15(3-4), 41-56.
12.
Hoberman, John M., 1981: "The Body as an Ideological Variable," In: Man and World14(3), 309-29.
13.
Hoberman, John M., 1984: "Sport and Political Ideology."Austin : University of Texas Press.
14.
Kaupp, Peter, 1968: "Das Heiratsinserat im sozialen Wandel."Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke Verlag.
15.
Laner, Mary Riege, 1978: "'Personals' Advertisements of Lesbian Women," In: Journal of Homosexuality4(1),41-61.
16.
Lenskyj, Helen, 1986: "Out of Bounds: Women, Sport and Sexuality."Toronto: Women's Press.
17.
Lumby, Malcolm E., 1978: "Men Who Advertise for Sex." In: Journal of Homosexuality4 (1),63-72.
18.
Manheim, Henry L., 1961: "A Socially Unacceptable Method of Mate Selection." In: Sociology and Social Research45 (2), 182-87.
19.
Snyder, Eldon E.Kivlin, Joseph E., 1975: "Women Athletes and Aspects of Psychological Wen-Being and Body Image In: Research Quarterly46, 191-99.
20.
Turner, Bryan S., 1984: "The Body and Society."Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
