The metrosexual : gender, sexuality, and sport / David Coad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coad, David, 1958-

Series:

SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Sports--Social aspects.

Masculinity in sports.

Gender identity.

Physical Description:

vi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : SUNY Press, [2008]

Summary:

How do you explain Dennis Rodman's dyed hair, tattoos, and pierced body parts? Why are there so many athletes stripping for men's underwear ads? Besides sport, what do Pat Riley, Alex Rodriguez, and Ian Thorpe have in common? And why has David Beckham been compared to Louis XIV?

In this fascinating exploration of past and present celebrity athletes, David Coad shows how gender roles for men are undergoing a revolutionary change. Once famous for their lack of style off the field, professional players are now fashion-conscious trendsetters. Looking at certain stellar sports figures of the past, such as Joe Namath and Jim Palmer, who were at the vanguard of reinterpreting gender roles, Coad goes on to examine their primped out and "pimped out" contemporary successors-those athletic peacocks in their furs, silks, and diamonds who embody metrosexuality, widen its focus, and demonstrate the range of experiences open to today's male.

Contents:

Sports sex

Metro sex

New York

Armani

Undies

Black bodies

Sporno stars

Metrosexual masculinity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-208) and index.

ISBN:

9780791474099

0791474097

9780791474105

0791474100

OCLC:

168717911