ISBN:
9781409435013
,
1409435016
,
9781409435006
,
1409435008
,
9781472400994
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
Series Statement:
Interactionist currents
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Monaghan, Lee F , 1972-. Challenging myths of masculinity
DDC:
305.31
Keywords:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
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Gesellschaft
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Masculinity Social aspects
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Men Psychology
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Physical education and training
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Physical fitness
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Körpererfahrung
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Fitness
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Männlichkeit
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Körperkultur
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Nordamerika
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Großbritannien
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Großbritannien
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Nordamerika
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Männlichkeit
;
Körpererfahrung
;
Körperkultur
;
Fitness
Description / Table of Contents:
Drawing on extensive field research conducted in North America and Britain over a twenty year period, this book challenges masculine myth making. Mindful of a rich sociological tradition that seeks to understand the social world as lived and experienced, the authors provide insights that are likely to challenge common perceptions of various groups of men and boys, their diverse physical cultures, shared ways of being and identities
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: From myths to empirically grounded understandings: researching men's and boys' physical cultures -- 'Postmodern' muscle: the embodied pleasures of vibrant physicality -- Cosmetic surgery: men who walk/erase the gender line -- Burly 'bouncers,' cardboard cutouts and physical violence: an ethnography of nightclub security work -- Masculinity on the menu: body slimming and self-starvation as physical culture -- Challenging the obesity myth: men's critical understandings of the body mass index -- Schoolboys, physical education and bullying: 'hey, leave those kids alone!'
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