In The Game: Gay Athletes And The Cult Of Masculinity (S U N Y Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations) [Paperback]

Eric Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0791465349 | ISBN-13: 978-0791465349 | Edition: 1st Printing

In the Game Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity

Eric Anderson - Author

SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations

Summary

Examines the relationship between gay male athletes, sport, and American masculinity.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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From the Publisher

Using interviews with openly gay and closeted team-sport athletes, Eric Anderson examines how homophobia is reproduced in sport, how gay male athletes navigate this, and how American masculinity is changing. By detailing individual experiences, Anderson shows how these athletes are emerging from their athletic closets and contesting the dominant norms of masculinity. From the locker rooms of high school sports, where the atmosphere of "don't ask, don't tell" often exists, to the unique circumstances that gay athletes encounter in professional team sports, this book analyzes the agency that openly gay athletes possess to change their environments. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Eric Anderson is Lecturer on Sociology at Stony Brook University, State University of New York and the author of Trailblazing: The True Story of America's First Openly Gay Track Coach. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; 1st Printing edition (January 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791465349
• ISBN-13: 978-0791465349
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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