The arena of masculinity : sports, homosexuality, and the meaning of sex /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pronger, Brian (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Sports > Social aspects. Gay athletes. Sex role. Masculinity in sports. Sports > Psychological aspects. Sport. Homoseksualiteit. Mannelijkheid. Sportler. Homosexueller. Geschlechterrolle. Männlichkeit. Sports > Aspect social. Sportifs homosexuels. Rôle selon le sexe. Masculinité. Sports > Aspect psychologique. Homosexuality > Related to > Sports

Table of Contents:

Eros
Gender
Orthodoxy: the heterosexual myth
The homoerotic paradox
The social construction of homosexuality
The triad of gay sensibility: de-emphasis, irony, change
Athletic allure
The meaning of fucking
Desiring men
Power play
Muscles
The jock strap
Image-making
Sport and the homoerotic paradox: looking, hard-ons, responding
Gay culture: shared sensibilities, fem, camp, butch, gay culture in gay sports, gay pride and the gay games, the ghetto
Integrity and coming out of hiding
Who's who: the gay gaze
Integration.