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| Why do many men love sports? |
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Definition
| Childhood and also bonding with others boys (eventually men) with a reason to get together. |
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| What is “gendered play” ? In other words, how do boys and girls play differently? |
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Definition
| Boys are tough and agressive, masculine. Girls tend to play in smaller spaces and clusters than boys who take far more space. |
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| Explain how the idea that sports is a masculine enterprise is rooted in history and also reinforced presently by the media. |
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Definition
| "play like a man". Movements such as Promise Keepers, drinking establishments, adverdising campaigns, sports figures, movies dealing with men and masculinity. |
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| What does the author mean by “sports as ‘contested terrain’” ? Consider issues of social class, race-ethnicity, and gender. |
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Definition
| "The stronger women get in society, the more men love football" |
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