Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality E. Anderson

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality By E. Anderson

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality by E. Anderson


$78.39
Condition - New
Only 2 left

Summary

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with 15-22 year old straight and gay male athletes in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this book explores how jocks have redefined heterosexuality, and no longer fear being thought gay for behaviors that constrained men of the previous generation.

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality Summary

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality by E. Anderson

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with 15-22 year old straight and gay male athletes in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this book explores how jocks have redefined heterosexuality, and no longer fear being thought gay for behaviors that constrained men of the previous generation.

21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality Reviews

Drawing from a decade of research into young male athletes' heterosexuality, Professor Eric Anderson analyzes the dramatic shift in how today's jocks perform masculinity and heterosexuality compared to those of just a decade ago. Showing that they reject much of the hyper-masculine posturing of their athletic forefathers, in both the United States and United Kingdom, Anderson shows that jocks today celebrate their gay teammates and revel in their expanded notions of sexuality. They are having more, and more diverse, sexual encounters, and in what will shock many men over 30, this includes a great deal of physical intimacy with other men. Anderson shows that high school and university straight male jocks are kissing, cuddling and loving other jocks. 21st Century Jocks is therefore a must read have for anyone interested in sport, masculinity, or heterosexuality. - George Cunningham, Director of the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport, Texas A&M University, USA

21st Century Jocks is Eric Anderson's most recent book in a long line of research focusing on changing images and practices of masculinities among young men who play sport in both America and Britain. The results of his ethnographic investigations and quantitative surveys are both radical and provocative, demonstrating that both gay and straight jocks of the 21st century are emotionally supportive of one another and that they enjoy physical closeness and affection. His findings thus highlight huge transformations in male relations in the West. - Jennifer Hargreaves, Professor of the Sociology of Sport, Roehampton Institute, UK

About E. Anderson

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport Studies at the University of Winchester, UK and an academician of the British Academy of Social Sciences. His previous publications include The Monogamy Gap and Inclusive Masculinity.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: 20TH CENTURY JOCKS 1. Birth of the Jock 2. Homohysteria PART II: 21ST CENTURY JOCKS AND INCLUSIVITY 3. Including Gay Teammates 4. Changing Homophobic Language 5. Recognizing Bisexuality PART III: 21ST CENTURY JOCKS AND INTIMACY 6. Loving other Men 7. Kissing other Men 8. Freaking other Men 9. Cuddling and Spooning other Men PART IV: 21ST CENTURY JOCKS AND SEX 10. Cheating on Girlfriends 11. Sex with other Men Conclusions

Additional information

NLS9781349478903
9781349478903
1349478903
21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality by E. Anderson
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2014-01-01
241
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - 21st Century Jocks: Sporting Men and Contemporary Heterosexuality