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In the game: gay athletes and the cult of masculinity
Eric Anderson-
Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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Introduction (page 1)
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Overview (page 6)
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Outline (page 9)
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1. Warming Up (page 13)
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The Link Between Sport and Homophobia (page 13)
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Methods (page 17)
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2. Sport, Masculinity, and Hegemonic Oppression (page 19)
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One Athlete's Story: Dale, High School Football Player (page 19)
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Masculinity as Hegemonic Oppression (page 21)
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Masculine Capital, Orthodox Masculinity, and Hegemonic Masculinity (page 24)
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Maintaining Masculinity: Homophobia at Work (page 25)
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Hegemonic Masculinity in School Culture (page 30)
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Problematizing Sport Culture (page 32)
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Sporting Hegemony and Gay Athletes (page 37)
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3. The Relationship between Gay Athletes and Sport (page 39)
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One Athlete's Story: Aaron, Closeted NHL Player (page 39)
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The Relationship between Gay Athletes and Sport (page 42)
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Gay Athletes: Challenging Masculine Domination (page 45)
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Representation of Gay Athletes in Sport (page 50)
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4. Systems of Masculine Reproduction (page 61)
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One Athlete's Story: Terry, Retired Closeted NFL Player (page 61)
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The Structure of Sport (page 65)
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Sport as a Near-Total Institution (page 66)
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Sport as a Gender-Segregated Institution (page 71)
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Sport as a Closed-Loop Institution (page 72)
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5. Coming Out in Sport (page 77)
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One Athlete's Story: Blake, High School Basketball Player (page 77)
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Fear of Coming Out (page 81)
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Coming Out in Sport (page 85)
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Feelings of Liberation (page 87)
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Reverse Relative Deprivation (page 90)
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Homophobic Discourse (page 91)
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The Evolving Coming Out Story (page 94)
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6. Mitigating Gay Stigma (page 97)
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One Athlete's Story: Bob, Collegiate Track Star (page 97)
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Using Masculine Capital through Performance (page 101)
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The Effect of Masculine Capital on Coming Out (page 102)
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Adopting All Other Tenets of Orthodox Masculinity (page 104)
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7. Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Resisting a Culture of Gay Athleticism (page 109)
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One Athlete's Story: John, High School Basketball Player (page 109)
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell (page 111)
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The Price of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (page 116)
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8. Factors That Influence Acceptance (page 119)
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One Team's Story: The Troubadours Cheerleading Team (page 119)
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Factors That Influence Homosexual Acceptance (page 121)
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The Coach (page 121)
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Social Support Networks (page 123)
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Institutional Attitudes (page 126)
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The Intersectionality of Race and Coming Out (page 128)
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Nature and Origin of the Sport (page 131)
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Other Factors (page 133)
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9. The Center of Masculine Production: Gay Athletes in Professional Sports (page 135)
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One Athlete's Story: Steven, Closeted NFL Player (page 135)
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Professional Sports (page 136)
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The Relationship between Professional Athletes and Homosexuality (page 137)
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Professional-Sized Fear (page 144)
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Professional Pressure (page 146)
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Gay Athletes and the Sport-Media Complex (page 149)
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The Employer (page 151)
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Cracking the Center (page 155)
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10. Doing Something about It (page 159)
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Research Findings (page 159)
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Factors in a Positive Coming Out Experience (page 162)
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How to Come out to Your Team (page 164)
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Avoiding the Bisexual Trap (page 167)
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After Coming Out (page 168)
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Dealing with Uncomfortable Situations (page 169)
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On Being Attracted to Your Teammates (page 171)
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When Things Don't Go Well (page 172)
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The Importance of Comebacks (page 173)
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Specific Issues for Gay Coaches (page 174)
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Handling the Privacy Issue (page 175)
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Warming Down (page 176)
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Notes (page 179)
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References (page 189)
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Index (page 199)
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SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations (page 207)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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CS | 36.4 (Jul. 2007): 337-338 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/20443841 |
JSPH | 33.1 (Spring. 2006): 94-95 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/43610455 |
gs | 25.3 (Jun. 2011): 391-394 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/23044164 |
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Published: c2005
Publisher: State University of New York Press
- 9780791465332 (hardcover)
- 9780791482872 (ebook)
- 9780791465349 (paper)