Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of any civilised social policy. In this
meticulously revised and updated new edition of his groundbreaking study, Sport and Social …

This book is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key debates concerning the
representation of masculinities in a wide range of popular television genres. The volume …

Critical studies of men and masculinities (CSMM) have burgeoned in recent times. For this
reason, it seems to me a useful moment to reflect on what I see as some tensions, even …

Sexual harassment in sport has become an active research field within the past decade yet
we know relatively little about the characteristics of the harassing coach. How are harassing …

This study examines the development and production of the National Hockey League's
(NHL) 2005–2006 “Inside the Warrior” advertising campaign. Three aspects of the creative …

Current literature on sport fandom is dominated by social identity theory, emphasizing
dichotomous categorizations that contrast 'fans' versus 'others' based on easily measured …

While the coverage of women's sport in UK media rises to comparable levels to men's sports
during large sporting events like the Olympics, academics agree that “routine” women's …

In March 2011, Anton Hysén (a semiprofessional footballer currently playing in the Swedish
fourth division) became only the second association football (soccer) player of any …

In recent years, more college athletes have publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ). Our study seeks to move past media celebrations and …

From the eighth century BCE to the late third century CE, Greeks trained in sport and
competed in periodic contests that generated enormous popular interest. As a result, sport …