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

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-59

  Madill, Leanna ^a   Hopper, Timothy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Masculinity; Men; Poetic representations; Professional sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC FIGURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; SPORT;

ADULT; FAMOUS PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POETRY AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 44449154504     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988306294604     Document Type: Article

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