Masculinities, gender relations, and sport / edited by Jim McKay, Michael A. Messner, Don Sabo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKay, Jim.

Messner, Michael A.

Sabo, Donald F.

Series:

Research on men and masculinities series ; 13.

Research on men and masculinities series ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Sports--Psychological aspects.

Masculinity.

Sex discrimination in sports.

Physical Description:

xiv, 330 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2000]

Summary:

In the era of sports dominance in America, athletics have become both a metaphor and reality of American masculinity. Edited by three of the leading scholars at the intersection of masculinity and sports studies, this volume offers a fascinating articulation on the state of athletics in modern society. Each part of the volume examines a significant arena and tackles some of the most deeply rooted issues within the field of sports. From the mechanisms by which masculinity is interwoven into sports to the violence encoded within the field, this book provides an insiders look at the state of gender relations.

Contents:

1. Studying Sport, Men, and Masculinities From Feminist Standpoints / Jim McKay, Michael A. Messner, Don Sabo 1

Part 1 Everyday Constructions of Hegemonic Masculinity

2. Wrestling With Gender: Physicality and Masculinities Among Inner-City First and Second Graders / Cynthia A. Hasbrook, Othello Harris 13

3. Moms, Sisters, and Ladies: Women Student Trainers in Men's Intercollegiate Sport / Stephan R. Walk 31

4. The Morality/Manhood Paradox: Masculinity, Sport, and the Media / Shari Lee Dworkin, Faye Linda Wachs 47

5. Dueling Machos: Masculinity and Sport in Mexican Baseball / Alan M. Klein 67

Part 2 Men's Violence and Sport

6. "Be a Buddy to Your Buddy": Male Identity, Aggression, and Intimacy in a Boxing Gym / Laurence de Garis 87

7. Researching Sports Injury: Reconstructing Dangerous Masculinities / Kevin Young, Philip White 108

8. Domestic Violence and Televised Athletic Events: "It's a Man Thing" / Don Sabo, Philip M. Gray, Linda A. Moore 127

9. Athletic Affiliation and Violence Against Women: Toward a Structural Prevention Project / Todd Crosset 147

10. Booze and Bar Fights: A Journey to the Dark Side of College Athletics / Timothy Jon Curry 162

11. After the War? Soccer, Masculinity, and Violence in Northern Ireland / Alan Bairner 176

Part 3 Contesting the Gender Regime of Sport

12. Conceptions of Masculinity and Gender Transgressions in Sport Among Adolescent Boys: Hegemony, Contestation, and the Social Class Dynamic / Suzanne Laberge, Mathieu Albert 195

13. Homosexuality and Sport: Who's Winning? / Brian Pronger 222

14. Panic Sport and the Racialized Masculine Body / David Rowe, Jim McKay, Toby Miller 245

15. Dennis Rodman

Do You Feel Feminine Yet? Black Masculinity, Gender Transgression, and Reproductive Rebellion on MTV / Michelle D. Dunbar 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-317) and index.

ISBN:

0761912711

076191272X

OCLC:

43227279