Inclusive masculinities in contemporary football : men in the beautiful game
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Inclusive masculinities in contemporary football : men in the beautiful game
(Critical studies on men and masculinities)
Routledge, 2018, c2017
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"First issued in paperback 2018"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. xi, [181]-201) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Football has traditionally been an institution hostile toward sexual minorities. Boys and men in the sport have deployed high levels of homophobia for multiple reasons. However, the ground-breaking research within this book shows that intolerant attitudes toward gay men are increasingly being challenged. Based on unprecedented access to Premier League academies, Inclusive Masculinities in Contemporary Football: Men in the Beautiful Game explores these changing attitudes toward homophobia in football today.
Revealing a range of masculine identities never before empirically measured at this level of football, this book discusses the implications for the complex and enclosed structures of professional sport, and extends our understanding of contemporary masculinity. It also offers fresh insights to the importance of "banter" in the development of relationships and identities. This culture of banter often plays a paradoxical role, both facilitating and disrupting friendships formed between male footballers.
As the first title in the Routledge Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities Series, this book is fascinating reading for all students and scholars interested in football and the study of gender, sexuality and the sociology of sport.
Table of Contents
Foreword
[Eric Anderson, Mark McCormack, and Nick Rumens]
Part I
1. Researching Homophobia in Football
2. The Research
Part II
3. A Social History of Association Football
4. Football and Masculinity in the 20th Century
5. Football and Masculinity in the 21st Century
Part III
6. Inclusion of Gay Footballers
7. Football Friendships
8. Football Banter
9. Football Language
10. Inclusive Football Culture
Appendix: Participant List
by "Nielsen BookData"