Football Culture in an Australian School Setting: The Construction of Masculine Identity

Burgess, Ian Clifford; Edwards, Allan; Skinner, James

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“…Robinson (2005) shows that boys sex ually harass girls to raise their own masculine capital, while athleticism and sport ing participation are also key factors in maintaining a masculine persona in school settings (Burgess, Edwards, and Skinner 2003). For example, Light and Kirk (2000) demonstrate that masculinities are primarily stratified in accordance with how closely boys embody the practices of the rugby players in the school they studied.…”

Section: The Social Hierarchies Of Boys In Homohysteric Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hierarchy without Hegemony: Locating Boys in an Inclusive School Setting

McCormack

2011

Sociological Perspectives

105

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Section: The Social Hierarchies Of Boys In Homohysteric Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hierarchy without Hegemony: Locating Boys in an Inclusive School Setting

McCormack

2011

Sociological Perspectives

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“…ln many western cultures, participation in team sports is endorsed for boys as a site of controlled masculinity, and success has high social status (Burgess, Edwards, & Skinner, 2003). Further, the social context of large group physical activities preferred by boys may contribute to lower feelings of isolation and loneliness (Pellegrini & Smith, 1998).…”

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“…For example, in Australia, rugby league has been described as a "flag-carrier" of masculinity (Hutchins & Mikosza, 1998). The alternative view, where violence and toughness in football is seen to be indicative of a natural, pre-disposition in males, has been discredited (Burgess, Edwards, & Skinner, 2003). Rather, it has been proposed that a reiterative process between sporting prowess, toughness and violence is strongly implicated in the construction of masculine identities and this is sanctioned by social institutions that support participation and provide many pathways allowing easy access to sports, such as football.…”

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Physical activity leisure‐time participation of boys with developmental coordination disorder

Poulsen

2008

Aus Occup Therapy J

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“…83-94). As Burgess, Edwards, and Skinner (2003) explained, the acceptance of this idealized form of masculinity becomes hegemonic when it is seen as normal and used to reinforce the dominant gender ideology of a culture. For males, this masculine identity is created as they interact in the discourses available in a social setting.…”

Section: Masculinitymentioning

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“…Connell (1995) explained that sport is an institutionalized setting that is organized not just to teach males a game but also to maintain a "hierarchical, competitive structure" (p. 36) that purposely produces a specific type of masculinity to be valued (Burgess et al, 2003). However, as Dowling Naess (2001), Sparkes (1999), and Light and Kirk (2000) pointed out, there are costs to obtaining and maintaining athletic masculinity, such as physical and emotional harm in the search for being the best athlete.…”

Section: Sport and Mediamentioning

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The Best of the Best Discourse on Health: Poetic Insights on How Professional Sport Socializes a Family of Men Into Hegemonic Masculinity and Physical Inactivity

Madill

Hopper

2007

Am J Mens Health

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This health issue is serious. How are men socialized to believe or view health in ways that are detrimental to their health? Are they able to become aware of the choices they have in how they view health? Family, school, community, and media play major roles in directing males to behave and believe certain things about physically healthy lifestyles. It is our belief that these influential forces set and enforce certain gender roles and expectations that a male needs to meet to be accepted. The researchers understand a physically healthy lifestyle as a way of being physically active, eating a nutritionally balanced diet, and engaging appropriately with others and the environment. The researchers propose that this "maleness" socialization limits males in how they make healthy lifestyle choices and how they understand the notion of being physically healthy.The media's portrayal of men within a hegemonic system is a pervasive influence on peoples' understanding of a healthy lifestyle. To deconstruct A ccording to the Toronto Men's Health Network (TMHN), 1 There is an ongoing, increasing and mostly silent crisis in the health and well-being of men and boys. Due to a lack of awareness, poor health education, and culturally conditioned behavior patterns in their work and personal lives, the health and well-being of men and boys has been steadily deteriorating. In Canada and in several other countries, men and boys experience significantly higher rates of addiction, violence, crime, accident and premature death in comparison to their female counterparts. As well, men show significantly higher rates of death from cancer, heart disease, homicide and suicide. (TMHN, 2005) This study examines how 4 men from the same family, representing different generations, construct health from their perceptions of professional athletes. Many men are socialized and participate in sport discourses that promote certain truths about being a man that often have detrimental effects to their health. The capacity of research to inform men's construction of health is limited. In an attempt to engage male participants within the research process and cause a form of catalytic validity, transcripts from interviews with the men were analyzed, and thematic findings were represented in a poetic form and shared with the participants for discussion and refinement. The findings revealed how the male participants reiterated messages that the media promotes, such as the importance of physical and mental strength for a man. More significantly, the men became aware that they assumed a narrow definition of health portrayed by professional athletics that perpetuated a hegemonic masculinity. Reflections on changes in the men's lifestyle choices after engaging in the research process are offered in the conclusion.

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Football Culture in an Australian School Setting: The Construction of Masculine Identity

Cited by 49 publications

References 10 publications

Hierarchy without Hegemony: Locating Boys in an Inclusive School Setting

Hierarchy without Hegemony: Locating Boys in an Inclusive School Setting

Physical activity leisure‐time participation of boys with developmental coordination disorder

The Best of the Best Discourse on Health: Poetic Insights on How Professional Sport Socializes a Family of Men Into Hegemonic Masculinity and Physical Inactivity

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