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Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations Ser.: Out of Play : Critical Essays on Gender and Sport by Michael A. Messner (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSTATE University of New York Press
ISBN-100791471721
ISBN-139780791471722
eBay Product ID (ePID)60315776
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOut of Play : Critical Essays on Gender and Sport
Publication Year2007
SubjectSociology / General, Television / General, Gender Studies, Men's Studies, Sociology of Sports, Women's Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael A. Messner
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
SeriesSuny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-101101
Reviews"This book provides a valuable introduction to the issues concerning gender in sport while also maintaining a sophisticated level of analysis ... Messner's innovative work certainly deserves reprinting, and this volume conveniently self-selects some of his most influential arguments." -- Signs "In Out of Play, Michael Messner tells a fascinating story about the gender dynamics at play in late twentieth-century organized sports ... The brilliance of Messner's volume lies in its ability to combine analysis of materially based institutional structures and media-based representations that together project the gender ideologies that at any given moment help constitute the world of sports." -- American Journal of Play "Messner takes the topic of gender to new heights ... will be an appealing, eye-opening, and frightening read for anyone interested in sports, women's studies, gender studies, or American culture in general." -- CHOICE "There is a tremendous range, depth, and quality to Messner's scholarship that has had a profound impact on the field. Reading the selections is somewhat akin to retracing the innovations and developments of the field over the past two decades--and Messner has been at the cutting edge at every turn." -- Douglas Hartmann, author of Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.483
Table Of ContentForeword by Raewyn Connell Acknowledgments Introduction: Gender and Sports Part I. Sport as a Gender Construction Site 1. Barbie Girls versus Sea Monsters: Children Constructing Gender 2. Sports and Male Domination: The Female Athlete as Contested Ideological Terrain Part II. Masculinities: Class, Race, Sexualities 3. Masculinities and Athletic Careers 4. White Men Misbehaving: Feminism, Afrocentrism, and the Promise of a Critical Standpoint 5. Studying Up on Sex Part III. Bodies and Violence 6. When Bodies Are Weapons: Masculinity and Violence in Sport 7. Scoring without Consent: Confronting Male Athletes' Sexual Violence against Women (with Mark Stevens) Part IV. Gendered Imagery 8. Outside the Frame: Newspaper Coverage of the Sugar Ray Leonard Wife Abuse Story (with William S. Solomon) 9. The Televised Sports Manhood Formula (with Michele Dunbar and Darnell Hunt) 10. This Revolution Is Not Being Televised (with Margaret Carlisle Duncan and Nicole Willms) 11. The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Events (with Jeffrey Montez de Oca) Bibliography Index
SynopsisFrom beer ads in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to four-year-old boys and girls playing soccer; from male athletes' sexual violence against women to homophobia and racism in sport, Out of Play analyzes connections between gender and sport from the 1980s to the present. The book illuminates a wide range of contemporary issues in popular culture, children's sports, and women's and men's college and professional sports. Each chapter is preceded by a short introduction that lays out the context in which the piece was written. Drawing on his own memories as a former athlete, informal observations of his children's sports activities, and more formal research such as life-history interviews with athletes and content analyses of sports media, Michael A. Messner presents a multifaceted picture of gender constructed through an array of personalities, institutions, cultural symbols, and everyday interactions., 2008 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title From beer ads in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to four-year-old boys and girls playing soccer; from male athletes' sexual violence against women to homophobia and racism in sport, Out of Play analyzes connections between gender and sport from the 1980s to the present. The book illuminates a wide range of contemporary issues in popular culture, children's sports, and women's and men's college and professional sports. Each chapter is preceded by a short introduction that lays out the context in which the piece was written. Drawing on his own memories as a former athlete, informal observations of his children's sports activities, and more formal research such as life-history interviews with athletes and content analyses of sports media, Michael A. Messner presents a multifaceted picture of gender constructed through an array of personalities, institutions, cultural symbols, and everyday interactions., A revealing look at gender issues in contemporary sport. 2008 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title From beer ads in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to four-year-old boys and girls playing soccer; from male athletes' sexual violence against women to homophobia and racism in sport, Out of Play analyzes connections between gender and sport from the 1980s to the present. The book illuminates a wide range of contemporary issues in popular culture, children's sports, and women's and men's college and professional sports. Each chapter is preceded by a short introduction that lays out the context in which the piece was written. Drawing on his own memories as a former athlete, informal observations of his children's sports activities, and more formal research such as life-history interviews with athletes and content analyses of sports media, Michael A. Messner presents a multifaceted picture of gender constructed through an array of personalities, institutions, cultural symbols, and everyday interactions.
LC Classification NumberGV706.5.M46 2007
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