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Author Whannel, Garry

Title Media Sport Stars : Masculinities and Moralities
Published Hoboken : Routledge, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Discourses of crisis in masculinity; 3 The development of media sport; 4 Heroes and stars; 5 Narrativity and biography; 6 Sporting masculinities; 7 The birth of the sport star pre war fame; 8 Good boys stars nations and respectability in the 1950s; 9 Pretty boys the 1960s and pop culture; 10 Bad boys and the work ethic; 11 Celebration punishment redemption and self discipline; 12 Moralities masculinities and violence; 13 Identities race nation and masculinities
Summary Media Sports Stars considers how masculinity and male identity are represented through images of sport and sport stars
Notes Print version record
Subject Mass media and sports
Masculinity in popular culture -- Moral and ethical aspects
Athletes -- Conduct of life
Celebrities
Athletes -- Conduct of life.
Celebrities.
Mass media and sports.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203996263
0203996267