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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodward, Kath (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Series:Routledge critical studies in sport.
Subjects:
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Boxing > Social aspects.
Gender identity.
Masculinity.
Gender Identity
Identité de genre.
Masculinité.
Sports > Aspect sociologique.
Boxe > Aspect social.
sex role.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Boxing > Social aspects
Gender identity
Masculinity
Sports > Sociological aspects
masculinities
women
boxers
public
stories
mens
hegemonic
routine
hero
body
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.