Real, but Not Too Real: A Hierarchy of Reality for Recreational Middle-Class Boxers
2012 ◽
Vol 55
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pp. 529-551
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This article looks at how the (mostly) white, middle-class recreational boxers at KO Gym constructed an authentic boxing experience from which they could derive identity rewards from accomplishing a type of masculinity without stigma or injury. Gender, as we will see, was a central part of the story. Furthermore, social class complicated matters considerably, creating dilemmas for the white, middle-class male recreational boxers who sought risk—albeit a “pseudo-risk”—but were concerned about signifying hypermasculinity. It was thus vital for them to manage their conduct to express a certain situated kind of masculinity. In essence, class means there is a different style of self-presentation when men and women attempt to do gender.
1991 ◽
Vol 45
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pp. 365-374
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2007 ◽
Vol 35
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pp. 194-206
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