Boys' bodies : sport, health and physical activity / Murray Drummond.
This is a book about boys' bodies, masculinities, and the ways in which boys navigate their lives from early childhood through to the beginning of adolescence. Drummond focuses on sport, health and physical activity, and adds context to the history of male bodies, the social construction of mas...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | This is a book about boys' bodies, masculinities, and the ways in which boys navigate their lives from early childhood through to the beginning of adolescence. Drummond focuses on sport, health and physical activity, and adds context to the history of male bodies, the social construction of masculinity and the role of sport as a potential rite of passage for young males. Using rich descriptive interview data with 33 boys from the ages of 5 to 13, collected over an 8- year period, Boys' Bodies identifies important issues including the significance of muscularity and strength as signifiers of masculinity and the need for boys to be involved in "blood sports" as well as "beat girls" in sporting competitions. The meaning of health and the perception of boys' changing bodies over time are central to the discussion. The book will appeal to researchers, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and parents |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 192 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1137596546 9781137596543 1137596538 9781137596536 |