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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.--jacket. Introduction -- Theorizing Sporting Masculinities -- Problematizing 'extreme' Sports -- Men's Sporting Identities -- 'belay Bunnies' : Sport, Gender Relations And Masculinities -- Sporting Inner Lives : Emotions, Intimacies And Friendship -- The Sporting Balance : Family, Relationships And Work -- Everyday Sporting Bodies -- Risking It. Victoria Robinson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [165]-177) And Index.

Author

Victoria Robinson

Publisher

Berg Publishers

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845201371

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Lifestyle