KINESIOL 4T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Golf Ball, Virilization, Hegemonic Masculinity
6 Apr 2017
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Violence is often framed by language that suggests that violence is acceptable, even celebrated (cid:498)boys will be boys(cid:499) Masculinization process for boys growing up is heavily connected to aggressive sport. Commentators laud athletes who compete while injured; they sometimes criticize athletes who remove themselves from games due to injuries, often raising questions about their manhood. Mitch marner gets hurt in hockey game in second period, in obvious pain he still opts to return to play for the third period yet still has to come off the ice from the injury. Nike ad: athletic men are strong and invincible not weak and vulnerable. Leading cause of death in teens and young men in canada is suicide . Cte common in contact sports because you cannot have feelings and express yourself properly to deal with your problems. Can cause changes in personality, impulse control problems, trouble remembering etc. Several athletes in professional sports have died at young as 30-40 years old.
