The construction of the adolescent male body through sport
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01/01/2006
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Resumo |
The present study examined the role played by sport in understanding adolescent males' views about their body. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 adolescent boys aged between 15 and 17 years. An inductive thematic analysis of boys' narratives showed that sport provided adolescent males with a context for discussing their body image. Attributes which males liked about their body were synonymous with those associated with being successful at sport. In addition, sport was used as a forum for competing with other males both through playing sport and by using sport performance to make favourable social comparisons about their body size. |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Sage Publications |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30003685/n20060542.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105306065018 |
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2006, Sage Publications |
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Journal Article |