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'The Money's Good, The Fame's Good, The Girls Are Good': The Role of Playground Football in the Construction of Young Boys' Masculinity in a Junior School.
- Source :
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British Journal of Sociology of Education . Mar 2000 21(1):95-109. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Explores the effects of football (soccer) in the social construction of hegemonic masculine practices among a group of Year 6 English junior school boys. Argues that football (soccer) acts as a model for the boys in which they utilize the game as a means of constructing, negotiating, and performing their masculinity. (CMK)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142-5692
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ652890
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research