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Publications

Below is a list of some publications related to the sociology of the body, health and physical activities and sports

Journal Articles
(*with a student)

Parent, M., Séguin, B., Dumas, A., Durant-Bush, N., Macintosh, E., In depth review of the Canadian Armed Forces Sports Program. Technical report. Canadian Forces Morale & Welfare Services, 23 January, 2023.

Perrin, C., Dumas, A., and Vieille-Marchiset, G. (2021). Physical activity as a public health object: production, dissemination and reception of new active health standards. SociologyS. February

*Clark, E., Dumas, A. (2021). The decline of active outdoor play. The “good mother” and her organization of the children's free time.SociologyS. February

*Clark, E., Dumas, A. (2020). Children's active outdoor play: 'good mothering' and the organization of children's free time. Sociology of Health and Illness. 42(2): 1229-1242.

*Smith, A., Dumas, A. (2019). Class-based Masculinity, Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation. Sociology of Health and Illness. 41(2): 303-324.

*Audet, M., Dumas, A., Binette, R., Dionne, I. (2017). Lifestyle inequalities: Preventing chronic diseases in clinically overweight women after menopause. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine.

*Audet, M, Dumas, A, Binette, R, Dionne, IJ. (2017). Women, Weight, Poverty and Menopause:

Understanding Health Practices in a Context of Chronic Disease Prevention. Sociology of Health and

Illness. 39(8): 1412-1426.

*Audet, M., Paris, M, Garon, S, Dumas, A. (2017). Public discourse on prevention and social inequalities in health among seniors: Critical reflections and new perspectives in community development.

*Dumas, A., Bergeron, C., Savage, M. (2015). Social position and lifestyle. The social variation of health practices during cardiac rehabilitation. Sociographic research. 56(2): 437-461.

Dumas, A., Turner, B.S. (2015). Human longevity, utopia and solidarity. The Sociological Quarterly. 56(1): 1-17.

 

 

Keays, G., Dumas, A. (2014). Longboard and skateboard injuries. Injury. International Journal of the Care of the Injured. 45(8): 1215–1219.

 

 

Dumas, A. Savage, M., Stuart, S. (2014). Understanding anti-normative lifestyles: Underprivileged men's lives after a heart incident. Health: an Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine.12: 138-158.

 

 

Dumas, A., Robitaille, J., Jette, S. (2014). Lifestyle as a choice of necessity. Young women, health and obesity. Social Theory and Health. 12:138-158.

 

 

Kern, L., Laforest, S., Dumas, A. (2014). Predictors of risk perception and risk-taking among skateboarders. SafetyScience. 62: 370-375.

 

 

McArthur, D., Dumas, A., Mullan, S. Stacey, D. (2014). Factors influencing adherence to regular exercise in middle-aged women: a qualitative study to inform clinical nursing practice. Women's Health Care: A Practical Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 14(49): DOI: 10.1186/1472-68.

 

 

*Savage, M., Dumas, A., Stuart, S. (2013). Fatalism and short-termism as cultural barriers to cardiac rehabilitation among underprivileged men. Sociology of Health and Illness. 35(8): 1211-1226.

 

 

*Audet, M., Dionne, IJ, Dumas, A. (2013). Promoting Health in Aging Women: Why Care About Social Inequalities? Life and Aging. 10(4): 42-46.

 

 

Turner, B.S., Dumas, A. (2013). Vulnerability, diversity and scarcity: on universal rights. Medicine, health care and philosophy. 16(4): 663-670.

 

 

*Dumas, A., Gagnon, I. (2012). Masculinity, poverty and cardiac rehabilitation: the burden of men in road trades. Revue de l'Université de Moncton.43(1-2): 163-184.

 

 

*Bergeron, C., Dumas, A., Savage, M. (2012). Cardiac rehabilitation in the context of material and social deprivation. Journal of the University of Moncton. 43(1-2): 5-26.

 

 

Dumas, A, Turner, B.S. (2009). Foucault, Bourdieu and the aged body. Two promising avenues in the sociology of the body. Body. Interdisciplinary journal. 7(2)

 

 

Dumas, A, Laforest, S. (2009). Skateparks as a health-resource: Are they as dangerous as they look?

Leisure Studies. 28(1): 19-34.

 

 

Dumas, A, Turner, B.S. (2007). The life extension project: A sociological critique. Health Sociology Review. 16(1): 5-17.

Book chapters

Brosnan, C., Dumas, A. (2019). Health and Medical Technology. Germov, John and Noble, Jenny. Second

Opinion. An introduction to health sociology. 6th edition. : 398-421.

Dumas A, Turner B S. (2013). Statecraft and Soulcraft: Foucault on Prolonging Life. Cockerham W. Health

Sociology on the Move: New Directions in Theory.

Dumas A, Laforest S. (2013). Understanding the public offer of physical and sporting activities: the generational approach applied to skateboarding. Roult R, Lefebvre S, Augustin JP. The new territorialities of sport in the city. Current issues and future prospects.

Dumas A. (2012). Rejecting the aging body. Turner B S. Routledge Handbook of Body Studies (Routledge

International Handbooks). : 375-388.

Dumas A, Bournival E. (2011). Men, masculinities and health. Theory and Application. Laker J. Canadian

masculinities. An Interdisciplinary Reader. : 33-51.

Dumas A, Turner B S. (2009). Aging in Post-Industrial Societies: Intergenerational conflict and solidarity.

Powell J, Hendrick J. The Welfare State and Postindustrial Society: A Global Analysis. : 41-56.

Dumas A, Turner B S. (2009). Live or survive. Social consequences of contemporary extended discourse. Yaya S. Medical power and totalitarian health: socio-anthropological and ethical consequences. : 277-297.

Book

Turner, BS. Dumas, A. (2016). Antiaging: Aging in the era of new biotechnologies: 235 pages. Laval University Press.

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