Nearly a quarter of a century old, the concept of hegemonic masculinity as developed by RW
Connell remains both influential and contested among gender scholars. In this essay, we …

Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and
arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely …

In this book series, we defend leisure as a meaningful, theoretical, framing concept; and
critical studies of leisure as a worthwhile intellectual and pedagogical activity. This is what …

This book explores seriousness in practice in the unique sports context of contemporary
women's flat track roller derby. The author presents a stimulating argument for a sociology of …

Talking White Trash documents the complex and interwoven relationship between mediated
representations and lived experiences of white working-class people—a task inspired by the …

Jeré Longman's controversial 2012 New York Times article criticizing track star and US
Olympian Lolo Jones, which reached more than 30 million readers, contributes to the …

Depictions of white working-class people are steadily on the rise in reality television. To
understand this phenomenon, and the ways in which it articulates white working-class …

This paper examines arguments that have been espoused for the educative and
transformative potential of mixed-sex sports, and explores whether such promise can be …

This article looks at popular visual media in the context of the larger surveillance society in
which it occurs. Bringing into conversation scholarship in feminist media studies …

In this article, I offer a metatheoretical conceptualization of US American niceness as
facework and identity performance comprised of prioritization, care, and adaptability. I …