Format:
1 online resource (191 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781847884565
Content:
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 about the contemporary construction and performance of masculinity through sport. One of the key concerns of the book is the relationship between everyday masculinity and the pursuit of the extraordinary through sport. Drawing on insights from sociology and gender studies, the book challenges traditional approaches to the analysis of sport.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledegments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorizing Sporting Masculinities -- 3 Problematizing 'Extreme' Sports -- 4 Men's Sporting Identities -- 5 'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations and Masculinities -- 6 Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies and Friendship -- 7 The Sporting Balance: Family, Relationships and Work -- 8 Everyday Bodies and Sport -- 9 Risking It -- Conclusion: A Different Kind of Hard? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845201364
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781845201364
Language:
English
