Boxing, Masculinity and Identity

Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of in...

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מחבר ראשי: Woodward, Kath
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description Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers. Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of sport and cultural representations of gender, Boxing, Masculinity and Identity brings together ethnographic research with material from film, literature and journalism. Through this combination of theoretical insight and cultural awareness, Woodward explores the social constructs around boxing and our experience and understanding of central issues including: masculinity mind, body and the construction of identity spectacle and performance: tensions between the public and private person boxing on film: the role of cultural representations in building identities methodologies: issues of authenticity and ‘truth’ in social science.
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masculinities
Cassius Clay
women
Women Boxers
boxers
Boxing Masculinities
public
Contemporary Societies
stories
Bodily Reflexive Practices
mens
Routine Masculinities
hegemonic
Chicago School Ethnography
routine
Boxing Hero
hero
Men’s Boxing
body
Rocky Balboa
Merleau Ponty’s Understanding
Boxing Stories
Million Dollar Baby
Body Regimes
Cinderella Man
Socio-economic Class
Bare Knuckle Fighting
Loic Wacquant
Ontological Complicity
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies
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thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation
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Cassius Clay
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Boxing Masculinities
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Contemporary Societies
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Bodily Reflexive Practices
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Routine Masculinities
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Boxing Hero
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Men’s Boxing
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Rocky Balboa
Merleau Ponty’s Understanding
Boxing Stories
Million Dollar Baby
Body Regimes
Cinderella Man
Socio-economic Class
Bare Knuckle Fighting
Loic Wacquant
Ontological Complicity
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