ISBN:
9781137596543
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (207 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.230811
Keywords:
Sports-Psychological aspects
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Physical education and training-Psychological aspects
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Masculinity
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Body image
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Sports-Psychological aspects..
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Physical education and training-Psychological aspects..
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Masculinity..
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Body image
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Note to Readers -- Contents -- 1 Surveying the Landscape of Male Body Image -- Introduction -- Background -- Sport and Physical Activity: A Masculinised Approach to Masking Obsessive Behaviours -- The Body and Masculinity -- Doing Versus Being -- The Instrumental Male: The Body as a Machine -- References -- 2 Male Body Image Across the Lifespan -- The History of the Male Body -- Adolescent Males -- Adult Men and Muscularity -- Ageing Men and Muscularity -- References -- 3 The Stories of Boys' Bodies, Sport, Health and Physical Activity -- The Research -- Masculinity and Health Literacy -- Masculinity, Physical Activity and Health -- The Research -- Data Analysis -- Themes -- References -- 4 Boys, Sport and Physical Activity -- Masculinity and Sports -- Boys and Sport -- Two Important Stories -- Summing It Up -- References -- 5 Muscles, Strength and Power -- The Beginning of Muscles, Men and Masculinity -- Straight Males, Gay Males and the Archetypal Physique -- Boys and the Meaning of Muscles -- Strength and Power -- The Need to Focus on Young Boys -- Summary -- References -- 6 Boys' Bodies in Early Childhood -- The Meaning of Muscles, Men and Masculinity to Young Boys -- The Meaning of Muscles -- Strength and Doing Masculinity -- Fastest, First, Best -- Early Childhood Boys and Their Teeth -- Implications for Health -- Summary -- References -- 7 Boys' Bodies in the Middle Years -- Understanding the Middle Years -- Masculinities, Sexualities and the School Environment -- Learning from Family -- Parents and Sport -- Parents and Health -- Male Aesthetics and the Sixpack -- Summary -- References -- 8 The Pre-pubescent Years -- Changing Bodies -- Hair -- Clothes -- Personal Health and Hygiene -- References -- 9 Boys and Young Males' Bodies in the Age of Social Media -- Social Media Is Everywhere -- Bodies on Social Media -- References.
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