Masculinities, Gender Relations, and Sport, Volume 11

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Jim McKay, Michael A. Messner, Donald Sabo
SAGE, May 26, 2000 - Social Science - 330 pages
Exploring the more sophisticated and nuanced perspective 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 this 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 being contested and transformed.
 

Contents

Everyday Constructions of Hegemonic Masculinity
4
Women Student Trainers
31
Masculinity Sport
47
Mexican Baseball
67
Mens Violence and Sport
87
A Journey to
162
After the War? Soccer Masculinity and Violence
176
Contesting the Gender Regime of Sport
195
Whos Winning?
222
Panic Sport and the Racialized Masculine Body
245
Reproductive Rebellion on MTV
263
References
287
Index
319
About the Editors and Contributors
325
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