Description
Boys' Bodies, 1st ed. 2020
Sport, Health and Physical Activity
Author: Drummond Murray
Language: EnglishSubject for Boys' Bodies:
Keywords
physical activity; health; sociology; masculinity; parenting; family; gender studies
192 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Hardback
Description
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1. Introduction: Personal reflections.- 2. Surveying the Landscape of Male Body Image.- 3. Male Body Image across the Lifespan.- 4.The Stories of Boys’ Bodies, Sport, Health and Physical Activity.- 5. Boys, Sport and Physical Activity.- 6. Muscles, Strength and Power.- 7. Boys’ Bodies in Early Childhood.- 8. Boys’ Bodies in the Middle Years.- 9.The Pre-pubescent Years.- 10. Boys and Young Males’ Bodies in the Age of Social Media.- 11. Boys’ Bodies.
Uses a longitudinal dataset to give a real sense of evolving body perceptions over childhood
Surveys the existing literature on male body image and masculinities
Contributes a new perspective to these debates