The Arena of Masculinity

Sports, Homosexuality, and the Meaning of Sex

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies, Sports, Reference
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Author: Brian Pronger ISBN: 9781429934992
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin Language: English
Author: Brian Pronger
ISBN: 9781429934992
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English

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.

Pronger explores the paradoxical position of the gay athlete in a straight sporting world, examines the homoerotic undercurrent subliminally present in the masculine struggle of sports, and explicates the growth of gay sports in the framework of the developing gay culture.

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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.

Pronger explores the paradoxical position of the gay athlete in a straight sporting world, examines the homoerotic undercurrent subliminally present in the masculine struggle of sports, and explicates the growth of gay sports in the framework of the developing gay culture.

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