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Everyday masculinities and extreme sport: male identity and rock climbing

Book information

Publisher
Berg
Year
2008
ISBN
1845201361, 9781845201364, 184520137X, 9781845201371
LCC
GV200.2 .R64 2008
Open Library ID
OL16975378M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1480611 bytes)
Pages
192\192
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This book offers the first in depth study of this one particular extreme sport, rock climbing, and uses it as a case study to examine at how men "do" masculinity in a sporting environment. The book offers a fresh and innovative perspective on issues surrounding masculine identity, and challenges traditional approaches to sport studies. It also presents new ways of conceptualizing the relationship between the everyday and the pursuit of the extraordinary through sport. Drawing on insights from sociology, gender, masculinity studies and sports studies, this book will be of interest to a broad range of students and researchers in these areas.

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