Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport : Male Identity and Rock Climbing.

Rock climbing is one of today's most popular 'extreme sports.' Although many women are involved, the sport retains a particularly male image and culture. Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport presents the first in-depth study of rock climbing in the UK, analysing what it reveals ab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Victoria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Berg Publishers, 2008.
Temas:
Rock climbing.
Sports > Social aspects.
Sports > Psychological aspects.
Masculinity.
Men > Identity.
Sports > Aspect social.
Masculinité.
Hommes > Identité.
Masculinity
Men > Identity
Rock climbing
Sports > Psychological aspects
Sports > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledegments; CHAPTER 1Introduction; CHAPTER 2Theorizing Sporting Masculinities; CHAPTER 3Problematizing 'Extreme' Sports; CHAPTER 4Men's Sporting Identities; CHAPTER 5'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations andMasculinities; CHAPTER 6Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies andFriendship; CHAPTER 7The Sporting Balance: Family, Relationships and Work; CHAPTER 8Everyday Bodies and Sport; CHAPTER 9Risking It; Conclusion: A Different Kind of Hard?; Bibliography; Index.

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