Masculinities, Gender Relations, and Sport
| By: | Jim McKay; Michael A. Messner; Donald Sabo |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Inc. (US) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780761912712 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781452263717 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2000 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.