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oapen-20.500.12657-242972024-03-22T19:23:21Z Boxing, Masculinity and Identity Woodward, Kath masculinities women boxers public stories mens hegemonic routine hero body thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SR Combat sports and self-defence::SRB Boxing 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. 2019-11-21 13:54:28 2020-04-01T09:54:28Z 2020-04-01T09:54:28Z 2007 book 1005834 OCN: 1135845093 9780415367707;9780415367714;9781136804830;9781136804908;9781136804977 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24297 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005834.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781136804830 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203020180 10.4324/9780203020180 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415367707;9780415367714;9781136804830;9781136804908;9781136804977 open access
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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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