In the game : gay athletes and the cult of masculinity / Eric Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Eric, 1968-

Series:

SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay athletes.

Masculinity in sports.

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Homophobia in sports.

Physical Description:

xiii, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2005]

Summary:

Using interviews with openly gay and closeted team-sport athletes, Eric Anderson examines how homophobia is reproduced in sport, how gay male athletes navigate this, and how American masculinity is changing. By detailing individual experiences, Anderson shows how these athletes are emerging from their athletic closets and contesting the dominant norms of masculinity. From the locker rooms of high school sports, where the atmosphere of "don't ask, don't tell" often exists, to the unique circumstances that gay athletes encounter in professional team sports, this book analyzes the agency that openly gay athletes possess to change their environments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.

ISBN:

0791465330

0791465349

OCLC:

57515594