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Boys' Bodies

Sport, Health and Physical Activity

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Authors:
  1. Murray Drummond

    1. Adelaide, Australia

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  • Uses a longitudinal dataset to give a real sense of evolving body perceptions over childhood
  • Surveys the existing literature on male body image and masculinities
  • Contributes a new perspective to these debates

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Surveying the Landscape of Male Body Image

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 1-19

  3. Male Body Image Across the Lifespan

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 21-34

  4. The Stories of Boys’ Bodies, Sport, Health and Physical Activity

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 35-46

  5. Boys, Sport and Physical Activity

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 47-59

  6. Muscles, Strength and Power

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 61-76

  7. Boys’ Bodies in Early Childhood

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 77-115

  8. Boys’ Bodies in the Middle Years

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 117-138

  9. The Pre-pubescent Years

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 139-153

  10. Boys and Young Males’ Bodies in the Age of Social Media

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 155-166

  11. Boys’ Bodies

    • Murray Drummond
    Pages 167-177

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 179-192
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About this book

This is a book about boys’ bodies, masculinities, and the ways in which boys navigate their lives from early childhood through to the beginning of adolescence. Drummond focuses on sport, health and physical activity, and adds context to the history of male bodies, the social construction of masculinity and the role of sport as a potential rite of passage for young males. Using rich descriptive interview data with 33 boys from the ages of 5 to 13, collected over an 8- year period, Boys’ Bodies identifies important issues including the significance of muscularity and strength as signifiers of masculinity and the need for boys to be involved in “blood sports” as well as “beat girls” in sporting competitions. The meaning of health and the perception of boys’ changing bodies over time are central to the discussion. The book will appeal to researchers, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and parents.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Adelaide, Australia

    Murray Drummond

About the author

Murray Drummond is Research Professor in Sport, Health and Physical Activity, Flinders University, Australia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Boys' Bodies

  • Book Subtitle: Sport, Health and Physical Activity

  • Authors: Murray Drummond

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59654-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59653-6Published: 11 July 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59654-3Published: 01 July 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 192

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gender Studies, Sociology of the Body, Sociology of Sport and Leisure

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