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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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theorising (Extreme) Sporting Masculinities
Chapter 2: Problematising Extreme Sports
Chapter 3: Men's Sporting Identities
Chapter 4 'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations and Masculinities
Chapter 5: Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies and Friendship
Chapter 6: The Sporting Balance: Family, Work and the Life Course
Chapter 7: Extreme Sporting Bodies
Chapter 8: Taking Risks
Conclusion.
Product details
| Published | Sep 01 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781845201364 |
| Imprint | Berg Publishers |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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