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Exploring the more sophisticated and nuanced perspective in the era of sports dominance in America, athletics have become both a metaphor and reality of American masculinity. Edited by three of the leading scholars at the intersection of masculinity and sports studies, this volume offers a fascinating articulation on the state of athletics in modern society. Each part of this volume examines a significant arena and tackles some of the most deeply rooted issues within the field of sports. From the mechanisms by which masculinity is interwoven into sports, to the violence encoded within the field, this book provides an insiders look at the state of gender relations being contested and transformed.
Athletic Affiliation and Violence Against Women: Toward a Structural Prevention Project
Athletic Affiliation and Violence Against Women: Toward a Structural Prevention Project
During the mid-1990s, probably no social issue in sport received more media attention than male athletes' violence against women. For example, at this writing, the following athletic figures are the focus of sport media discourse on violence against women: Nate Newton, a member of the Dallas Cowboys and accused rapist; Will Cordero, a power hitter for the Boston Red Sox, on trial for battery; Denis Johnson, former Boston Celtic, also accused of wife battery; and Tom Walsh, the organizer of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics who resigned after his wife filed a domestic violence complaint. Journalists augment this list with other athletes whose ...
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