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