Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/58888
Title: Challenging myths of masculinity: understanding physical cultures By Lee F. Monaghan and Michael Atkinson. Published by Ashgate, Surrey, UK, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4094-3500-6; 214 pages (Review)
Contributor(s): Duncan, Duane  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2016-04
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12452
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/58888
Abstract: 

In Challenging Myths of Masculinity, sociologists Lee F. Monaghan and Michael Atkinson seek to test a number of popular and academic myths about men and their bodies. These include the ideas that some men are simply errant in the lack of attention they pay to their health, and that those men invested in body modification practices, such as weightlifting or cosmetic surgery, are ‘over‐concerned’ or feminine. The authors offer up a fascinating and diverse set of empirical studies that challenge such myths: men engaged in weight training and bodybuilding; middle‐aged, middle‐class men who have used cosmetic surgery; nightclub bouncers in Britain's night‐time economy; athletes who starve themselves for competitive success; men who attend weight loss groups; and adolescent boys marginalised in the context of high school physical education.

Publication Type: Review
Source of Publication: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(2), p. 197-197
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1753-6405
1326-0200
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 4410 Sociology
HERDC Category Description: D3 Review of Single Work
Appears in Collections:Review
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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