Masculinities, Gender Relations, and Sport

I was hired in 1982 as an assistant professor. I left a joint appointment between Sociology and African-American Studies to join the D′Youville faculty. At D′Youville I was provided the opportunity to teach across disciplines and the freedom to pursue an aggressive research and writing agenda.My lifelong intellectual passion has been to understand gender relations. Sociology is the most comprehensive knowledge framework to explore the psychological, social, cultural, and sexual dimensions of gender. I have published extensively on gender relations in relation to issues, including physical activity and health, gender equity in athletics, sport and masculinity, and men′s violence. I have been a leader in the development of social scientific study of men and masculinities, particularly in the areas of sport and health.I′m founder and director of the Center for Research on Physical Activity, Sport & Health (CRPASH) at D′Youville. The mission of CRPASH is to design, conduct, and disseminate cutting-edge research on the links among physical activity, sport and health. We are an organizational catalyst for interdisciplinary research projects that foster education, policy development, and public health initiatives. We specialize in getting knowledge and policy "off the shelf" and into communities, schools, and the media, where it can impact people′s lives. CRPASH′s partnerships with national nonprofits, visionary donors, and corporate sponsors enable us to maximize the educational impacts of our research.I am a Professor of Health Policy in D′Youville′s Health Policy & Health Education Doctoral Program. For students this program is both an intellectually challenging and supportive environment that deepens their knowledge, develops their research and managerial skills, and allows them to pursue a personally and professionally meaningful scholarly agenda. Our small classes help produce big results.I′ve also served as the Research Director for the Women′s Sports Foundation (WSF). I like to say that I have two bosses who are both women: Sr. Denise Roche, president of D′Youville College, and Billie Jean King, founder and Board Chair of the Women′s Sports Foundation.

A useful collection of papers which, while a little dated now, still hold relevance in ongoing debates surrounding masculinities and sports culture.

• Forword - Michael S KimmelSudying Sport, Men and Masculinities from Feminist Standpoints - Jim McKay, Michael A Messner and Don SaboPART ONE: EVERDAY CONSTRUCTIONS OF HEGEMONIC MASCULINITYWrestling with Gender - Cynthia A Hasbrook and Othello HarrisPhysicality and Masculinities Among Inner-City First and Second GradersMoms, Sisters, and Ladies - Stephan R WalkWomen Student Trainers in Men′s Intercollegiate SportThe Morality/Masculinity Paradox - Shari Lee Dworkin and Faye Linda WachsMasculinity, Sport, and the MediaDueling Machos - Alan M KleinMasculinity and Sport in Mexican BaseballPART TWO: MEN′S VIOLENCE AND SPORT`Be a Buddy to your Buddy′ - Laurence De GarisMale Identity, Aggression and Intimacy in a Boxing GymResearching Sports Injury - Kevin Young and Philip WhiteReconstructing Dangerous MasculinitiesDomestic Violence and Televised Athletic Events - Don Sabo, Philip M Gray and Linda A Moore`It′s a Man Thing′Athletic Affiliation and Violence Against Women - Todd CrossetToward a Structural Prevention ProjectBooze and Bar Fights - Timothy Jon CurryA Journey to the Dark Side of College AthleticsAfter the War? Soccer, Masculinity, and Violence in Northern Ireland - Alan BairnerPART THREE: CONTESTING THE GENDER REGIME OF SPORTConceptions of Masculinity and Gender Transgressions in Sport Among Adolescent Boys - Suzanne Laberge and Mathieu AlbertHegemony, Contestation, and the Social Class DynamicHomosexuality and Sport - Brian ProngerWho′s Winning?Panic Sport and the Racialized Masculine Body - David Rowe, Jim McKay, and Toby MillerDennis Rodman-Do You Feel Feminine Yet? - Michele D DunbarBlack Masculinity, Gender Transgression, and Reproductive Rebellion on MTV