|
![]() |
|||
|
||||
OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Victoria RobinsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9781845201371ISBN 10: 184520137 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 September 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Theorising (Extreme) Sporting Masculinities Chapter 2: Problematising Extreme Sports Chapter 3: Men's Sporting Identities Chapter 4 'Belay Bunnies': Sport, Gender Relations and Masculinities Chapter 5: Sporting Inner Lives: Emotions, Intimacies and Friendship Chapter 6: The Sporting Balance: Family, Work and the Life Course Chapter 7: Extreme Sporting Bodies Chapter 8: Taking Risks Conclusion.Reviews'Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport combines a deep understanding of the meaning of climbing for those who participate in the sport with a critical insight derived from recent debates dealing with men and masculinities. This is a book than can be read with profit by both those who know little about the sport and those who are enthusiastic participants.' David Morgan, Keele University 'Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport combines a deep understanding of the meaning of climbing for those who participate in the sport with a critical insight derived from recent debates dealing with men and masculinities. This is a book than can be read with profit by both those who know little about the sport and those who are enthusiastic participants.'David Morgan, Keele University Author InformationVictoria Robinson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sheffield. She has held posts at the Universities of Manchester and Newcastle. Her other books include Mundane Heterosexualities: From Theory to Practices, with J. Hockey and A. Meah, (Palgrave, 2007) and she has co-edited, with D. Richardson the third edition of the best selling text book Introducing Gender and Women's Studies, (Palgrave, 2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |