Open AccessThe Sanctity of Sunday Football: Why Men Love Sports
Author(s) -
Douglas Hartmann
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2003.2.4.13
Subject(s) - masculinity , football , gender studies , sociology , hegemonic masculinity , political science , law
The American male's obsession with sports seems to suggest that the love affair is a natural expression of masculinity. But sociologists have found that, conversely, sports teach men how to be manly, and studying sports reveals much about masculinity in contemporary America.
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