This important new study examines the changing place and meaning of lifestyle sports–
parkour, surfing, skateboarding, kite-surfing and others–and asks whether they continue to …

In the past two decades, the field of language and masculinities studies has become an
established part of language, gender, and sexuality research, growing in response to …

The subcultural theory associated with the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural
Studies (CCCS) has received numerous and wide-ranging critiques. Debate has been …

By inviting two generations of ethnically diverse men to define masculinity, this study makes
visible ways men conform to, negotiate, and resist forces of hegemonic masculinity in the …

According to Connell (1995)," being a man" involves actively positioning one's self in
relation to culturally dominant images of masculinity. Yet, crucially, these images change …

This book draws on a range of sources, including tales of castaways, fictional narratives, and
interviews with teachers in conversation schools and universities in Japan, to explore many …

This article examines the presentation of male heterosexuality in British soft-core
pornographic and men's lifestyle magazines, looking across these formats at the range of …

Women are underrepresented in wilderness recreation despite the numerous benefits such
activities provide to mental, physical, and emotional health. Several theories have been …

Gender refers to ways men and women socialize into the male and female roles that are
commonly attributed to them. These roles are continuously (re) constructed within and …

An in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation
backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing programme. The book explores …