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Wrestling with manhood : boys, bullying and battering /

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"Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of contemporary masculinity, they [Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz] show how so-called 'entertainment' is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship violence"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Media Education Foundation
Other Authors: Ridberg, Ronit, Jhally, Sut, Katz, Jackson
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: [Northampton, Mass.] : Media Education Foundation, [2003]
Subjects:
Wrestling > Social aspects > United States.
Youth and violence > United States.
Bullying > United States.
Aggressiveness in adolescence > United States.
Masculinity > United States.
Machismo > United States.
Educational films.
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Summary:"Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of contemporary masculinity, they [Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz] show how so-called 'entertainment' is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship violence"--Container.
Item Description:"This DVD includes two versions of Wrestling with manhood. Both contain violent physical and sexual imagery, and viewer discretion is strongly advised. The abridged version is edited for profanity, nudity, and length"--Container.
Videodisc release of a motion picture in 2000.
Special features: Billy & Chuck get married : homophobia & the commitment ceremony -- Relationships are for wimps : wrestling & rugged individualism -- The Rock in the White House? : politics and manhood -- Wrestling with history : race & class in the ring.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Editors, Ronit Ridberg, Sut Jhally ; camera & colorist, Kelly Garner.
ISBN:1893521761