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Boys' Bodies: Speaking the Unspoken
Contributor(s): DeVitis, Joseph L. (Other), Irwin-DeVitis, Linda (Other), Kehler, Michael (Editor)
ISBN: 1433106256     ISBN-13: 9781433106255
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE:   $47.67  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Children's Studies
- Education | Secondary
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 305.23
LCCN: 2010016252
Series: Adolescent Cultures, School & Society
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.80 lbs) 233 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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The chapters in this edited collection examine how the culture of masculinity intersects with issues of health, homophobia, and the suppression and silencing of anxieties about body image among men and boys. Examining the bodily dividends and trade-offs associated with male participation in physical activity is central to understanding how educators in particular might better engage all boys in healthy life practices, not only those privileged by muscularity and physicality. Contributions explore evidence of intimidation and body fears that is largely unheard and unexplored in locker rooms and classrooms. Introducing critical perspectives emerging from current evidence-based international research to shed light on curricular and policy initiatives aimed at producing healthy children, this book will powerfully inform and provoke discussion.