Everyday masculinities and extreme sport male identity and rock climbing
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 ab...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Berg
2008.
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| Edición: | English ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798343906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledegments; CHAPTER 1Introduction; CHAPTER 2Theorizing Sporting Masculinities; CHAPTER 3Problematizing 'Extreme' Sports; CHAPTER 4Men's Sporting Identities; CHAPTER 5'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations andMasculinities; CHAPTER 6Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies andFriendship; CHAPTER 7The Sporting Balance: Family, Relationships and Work; CHAPTER 8Everyday Bodies and Sport; CHAPTER 9Risking It; Conclusion: A Different Kind of Hard?; Bibliography; Index
