Muscular, but not 'roided out': Gay male athletes and performance-enhancing substances

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-81

  Filiault, Shaun M ^a,c   Drummond, Murray J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c School of Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic steroids; Athletes; Body image; Gay men; Hegemonic aesthetic; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951791703     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0901.62     Document Type: Article

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