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Introduction

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 1 –21

[I was born a member of Generation X. The prevailing “values” of the 1980s in America had a vast impact on cultural understandings of masculinity and sexuality, and thus a profound impact on my adolescence. Just as I grew to understand what hippies were, they had lost their cultural resonance;...

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Birth of the Jock

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 25 –36

[The purpose of this chapter is to explain to the reader why we once valued organized, competitive, and combative team sport in Western cultures (i.e., American football, rugby, soccer, etc.) and how that value has changed. I begin by highlighting that organized sport emerged at a particular...

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Homohysteria

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 37 –53

[This chapter examines the evolution of social theory explaining men and their masculinities, illustrating how social theories are a product of their time. I first explain how the leading theory for men of Generation X and some of those of Generation Y organized their masculinities in the 1980s...

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Including Gay Teammates

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 57 –80

[I purposefully chose to lead into the results of this book with a chapter on gay male athletes. This is intentional, as it highlights that there are now a great number of openly gay male teamsport and individual sport athletes playing in our high school, university, and community leagues. Their...

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Changing Homophobic Language

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 81 –101

[This chapter draws on two ethnographic studies to explore the relationship between sport and language related to masculinity and homosexuality. First, it examines how coaches and players construct and regulate masculinity in organized sport through the use of language. I then examine how...

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Recognizing Bisexuality

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 102 –114

[In March of 2013, British Royal, Prince Harry, was reported by PinkNews. co.uk as having graciously accepted the phone number of a gay man in a nightclub. While details of the actual exchange are unknown, the gay man tweeted, “I gave Prince Harry my number tonight, he promised he’ll call me if...

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Loving Other Men

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 117 –128

[Jake is a 16-year-old heterosexual male. He lives in a somewhat impoverished neighborhood in Bristol, England, with his mother and sister. Jake, however, has a rich network of friends, both male and female. He publicly expresses his love for his best mate, Tom. They grew up in the same...

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Kissing Other Men

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 129 –145

[In December 2007, two freshman girls from the Coaching Education Program I taught on at the University of Bath, England organized a “fun and games” session to celebrate the end of the semester. The festivities included a number of games and competitions, including one called “gay chicken.” The...

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Freaking Other Men

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 146 –156

[The music blares throughout the dance hall. Youthful, intoxicated bodies hedonistically pulsate, absorbing its rhythms. The colored lights flash across the walls and reflect off the floor. John and Peter synchronize their gyrating hips to the beat. Their attractive bodies slowly succumb to the...

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Cuddling and Spooning Other Men

Anderson, Eric

Pages: 157 –170

[In 2013, I interviewed Stuart, a first year heterosexual undergraduate, and asked him about sleeping in the same bed with his friends. “I do it all the time,” he told me. I inquired as to how often “all the time” was. “Two to three nights a week,” he said. Throughout the course of the interview,...

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