Boxing, masculinity, and identity : the 'I' of the tiger

Boxing, masculinity, and identity the 'I' of the tiger

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Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Woodward, Kath (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis 2007
2007.
Colección:Routledge critical studies in sport.
Materias:
Gender identity.
Masculinity.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Boxing > Social aspects.
masculinities
women
boxers
public
stories
mens
hegemonic
routine
hero
body
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Masculinity on the ropes? : boxing and gender identities
  • Outside in, inside out : routine masculinities
  • Boxing bodies and embodied masculinities
  • Public stories, personal stories : heroes, celebrity and spectacle
  • When the going gets tough : going to the movies
  • Conclusion : I could have been a contender.

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