Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport : Male Identity and Rock Climbing.

By: Robinson, VictoriaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (191 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781847884565Subject(s): Masculinity | Men -- Identity | Rock climbing | Sports -- Psychological aspects | Sports -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport : Male Identity and Rock ClimbingDDC classification: 796.522 LOC classification: GV200.2.R64 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledegments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorizing Sporting Masculinities -- 3 Problematizing 'Extreme' Sports -- 4 Men's Sporting Identities -- 5 'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations and Masculinities -- 6 Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies and Friendship -- 7 The Sporting Balance: Family, Relationships and Work -- 8 Everyday Bodies and Sport -- 9 Risking It -- Conclusion: A Different Kind of Hard? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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 about the contemporary construction and performance of masculinity through sport. One of the key concerns of the book is the relationship between everyday masculinity and the pursuit of the extraordinary through sport. Drawing on insights from sociology and gender studies, the book challenges traditional approaches to the analysis of sport.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledegments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorizing Sporting Masculinities -- 3 Problematizing 'Extreme' Sports -- 4 Men's Sporting Identities -- 5 'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations and Masculinities -- 6 Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies and Friendship -- 7 The Sporting Balance: Family, Relationships and Work -- 8 Everyday Bodies and Sport -- 9 Risking It -- Conclusion: A Different Kind of Hard? -- Bibliography -- Index.

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 about the contemporary construction and performance of masculinity through sport. One of the key concerns of the book is the relationship between everyday masculinity and the pursuit of the extraordinary through sport. Drawing on insights from sociology and gender studies, the book challenges traditional approaches to the analysis of sport.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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