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Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality, and the Meaning of Sex
Arena of Masculinity Sports Homosexuality and the Meaning of Sex
Author: Brian Pronger
Sports are perhaps the most visible expression of the ideals of masculinity in our society, and figure as a training ground on which young boys are taught what it means to be a man. Given the involvement of sports with masculinity, the homosexual athlete becomes a paradox, and the recent explosive growth of gay sporting leagues, a puzzle. — Prong...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312050535
ISBN-10: 0312050534
Publication Date: 10/1990
Pages: 305
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Publisher: St Martins Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is PAPERBACK version, BTW. Very excellent discussion of American views of masculinity, esp. in regard to how we look at male athletes. But very humorous at time, esp. when looking at the paradoxes of our views of male homosexuality and male masculinity. Very good writer,who was just a pleasure to read.
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