Out of Play by Michael A. Messner

Out of Play

Critical Essays on Gender And Sport

Michael A. Messner

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. — Minor lesbian content.

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Details

ISBN 9780791471715
Genre Sports
Publication Date 2007
Publisher New York University Press
No. of Pages 227
LoC Classification GV706.5 .M46 2007
Language English
Rating NotRated
BookID 15369

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