Little Big Men
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-1560-3 (ISBN)
Alan Klein conducted his field study of bodybuilding in some of the world's best-known gyms. In studying the social and political relations of bodybuilding competitors, Klein explores not only gym dynamics but also the internal and external pressures bodybuilders face. Central to his examination is the critique of masculinity. Through his study of "hustling" among bodybuilders, Klein is able to construct a social-psychological male configuration that includes narcissism, homophobia, hypermasculinity, and fascism. Because they exist as exaggerations, these bodybuilder traits come to represent one end of the continuum of modern masculinity, what Klein terms comic-book masculinity. This study is a rare foray into the critique of contemporary American macho.
Alan M. Klein is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is the author of Sugarball: The American Game, The Dominican Dream.
Acknowledgments
PART ONE: THE WORLD OF THE BODYBUILDER
Introduction
1. Breaking and Entering: Presupposition and Faux Pas in the Gym
2. Caste and Class in a Western Gym
3. The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent
4. Muscle Moguls: The Political-Economy of Competitive Bodybuilding
5. Little Big Men of Olympic
PART TWO: SUBCULTURE ANALYSIS OF BODYBUILDING
6. Pumping Iron: Crisis and Contradiction in Bodybuilding
7. Sally's Corner: The Women of Olympic
8. The Hustler Complex: Narcissism, Homophobia, Hypermasculinity, and Authoritarianism
9. Comic-Book Masculinity and Cultural Fiction
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.8.1993 |
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Reihe/Serie | SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations |
Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 0 |
Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 481 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7914-1560-0 / 0791415600 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7914-1560-3 / 9780791415603 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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