چالش افسانه‌های مردانگی: درک فرهنگ‌های جسمانی (جریان‌های تعامل‌گرا)

Many Myths Surround Male Bodies And Associated Bodywork, Especially When Such Bodywork Is Labelled Culturally Or Socially Atypical Or 'problematic'. Bodybuilding, For Example, Has Been Explained In Terms Of Gender Inadequacy And An 'adonis Complex' Akin To Reverse Anorexia, While Men Electing To Undergo Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery Are Deemed 'too Concerned' About Their Appearance And Thus Woman-like. Myths Also Discredit Men And Boys Who Do Not Engage In Appropriate Bodywork When This Is Expected. For Instance, Amidst Public Health Concerns Surrounding A So-called 'obesity Epidemic', Men And Boys Who Resist Physical Activity And/or Attempts To Promote A 'healthy Weight' Are Deemed Ignorant, Apathetic And In Need Of Correction. Drawing On Extensive Field Research Conducted In North America And Britain Over A Twenty Year Period, This Book Challenges Such Masculine Myth Making. Mindful Of A Rich Sociological Tradition That Seeks To Understand The Social World As Lived And Experienced, The Authors Provide Insights That Are Likely To Challenge Common Perceptions Of Various Groups Of Men And Boys, Their Diverse Physical Cultures, Shared Ways Of Being And Identities. Presenting Empirically Grounded Understandings Of Diverse Bodily Practices And Discourses Including Bodybuilding, Cosmetic Surgery, Dieting And Nightclub Security, Challenging Myths Of Masculinity Will Appeal To Scholars Of Sociology, Geography And Cultural Studies, With Interests In Gender, Embodiment And Masculinities. Introduction: From Myths To Empirically Grounded Understandings: Researching Men's And Boys' Physical Cultures -- 'postmodern' Muscle: The Embodied Pleasures Of Vibrant Physicality -- Cosmetic Surgery: Men Who Walk/erase The Gender Line -- Burly 'bouncers,' Cardboard Cutouts And Physical Violence: An Ethnography Of Nightclub Security Work -- Masculinity On The Menu: Body Slimming And Self-starvation As Physical Culture -- Challenging The Obesity Myth: Men's Critical Understandings Of The Body Mass Index -- Schoolboys, Physical Education And Bullying: 'hey, Leave Those Kids Alone!' Lee F. Monaghan, Michael Atkinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction / Charles Edgley -- Pt. I: Classical And Contemporary Thinkers And Perspectives In Dramaturgical Thought -- 1. Drama As Life: The Seminal Contributions Of Kenneth Burke / Ann Branaman -- 2. Tale Of The Evolutionary Drama Of Symboling: A Dramaturgical Digression / Eugene Halton -- 3. Victor Turner's Dramaturgical Theory Of Ritual / Karen L. Drummond -- 4. The Dramaturgical Legacy Of Erving Goffman / Greg Smith -- -- Pt. Ii: Foundational Concepts -- 5. Situation And Structure In The Making Of Selves / Michael Schwalbe -- 6. Authenticity And Dramaturgical Self / J. Patrick Williams -- 7. Dramaturgy And Motivation: Motive Talk, Accounts, And Disclaimers / John P. Hewitt -- 8. Role-distance, Activity Distance, And The Dramaturgic Metaphor / Robert A. Stebbins -- -- Pt. Iii: Substantive Investigations And Empirical Elaborations -- 9. Social Movements And The Dramatic Framing Of Social Reality / Robert D. Benford -- 10. The Drama Of Dissent: Police, Protesters, And Political Impression Management / Daniel D. Martin -- 11. Media Dramas And The Social Construction Of Reality / David L. Altheide -- 12. The Performative Body: Dramaturgy, The Body, And Embodiment / Dennis Waskul And Phillip Vannini -- 13. Museum Drama And Interaction Order Sui Generis: Works Of Art As Hubs For Co-orientation / Dirk Vom Lehn -- 14. Puttin' On Your Face: Staged Emotions Among Barbershop Singers / Jeffrey E. Nash -- 15. Transsexuals' Gendered Self-presentations / J. Edward Sumerau, Douglas P. Schrock And Teri Jo Reese -- 16. Sadomasochistic Selves: Dramaturgical Dimensions Of Sm Play / Staci Newmahr -- -- Pt. Iv: The Future Of Dramaturgical Thinking -- 17. The Dramaturgy Of Digital Experience / Annette Markham -- 18. Dramaturgy And Post-structuralism / Phillip Vannini -- 19. Hypermodern Dramaturgy In Online Encounters / Simon Gottschalk And Jennifer Whitmer By Charles Edgley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Many myths surround male bodies and associated bodywork, especially when such bodywork is labelled culturally or socially atypical or 'problematic'. Bodybuilding, for example, has been explained in terms of gender inadequacy and an 'Adonis complex' akin to reverse anorexia, while men electing to undergo aesthetic cosmetic surgery are deemed 'too concerned' about their appearance and thus woman-like. Myths also discredit men and boys who do not engage in appropriate bodywork when this is expected. For instance, amidst public health concerns surrounding a so-called 'obesity epidemic', men and boys who resist physical activity and/or attempts to promote a 'healthy weight' are deemed ignorant, apathetic and in need of correction.

Drawing on extensive field research conducted in North America and Britain over a twenty year period, this book challenges such masculine myth making. Mindful of a rich sociological tradition that seeks to understand the social world as lived and experienced, the authors provide insights that are likely to challenge common perceptions of various groups of men and boys, their diverse physical cultures, shared ways of being and identities.

Presenting empirically grounded understandings of diverse bodily practices and discourses including bodybuilding, cosmetic surgery, dieting and nightclub security, Challenging Myths of Masculinity will appeal to scholars of sociology, geography and cultural studies, with interests in gender, embodiment and masculinities.

Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles to audiences who review them and then coordinate further action - is an ancient idea that has been resurrected by social scientists as an organizing simile for the analysis and understanding of social life. The Drama of Social Life examines this dramaturgical approach to social life, bringing together the latest original work from leading contemporary dramaturgical thinkers across the social sciences. Thematically organized, it explores: ¢ the work of classical and contemporary thinkers who have contributed most to this theoretical framework ¢ the foundational concepts of the dramaturgical approach ¢ a rich array of substantive areas of empirical investigation to which dramaturgy continues to contribute ¢ directions for future dramaturgical thinking. An indispensable collection that updates and extends the dramaturgical framework, The Drama of Social Life will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, social psychology, performance studies, cultural studies, communication, film studies, and anthropology - and all those interested in the work of Goffman and symbolic interactionist theory and practice. Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles to audiences who review them and then coordinate further action - is an ancient idea that has been resurrected by social scientists as an organizing simile for the analysis and understanding of social life. The Drama of Social Life examines this dramaturgical approach to social life, bringing together the latest original work from leading contemporary dramaturgical thinkers across the social sciences. Thematically organized, it explores: the work of classical and contemporary thinkers who have contributed most to this theoretical framework; the foundational concepts of the dramaturgical approach; a rich array of substantive areas of empirical investigation to which dramaturgy continues to contribute; and directions for future dramaturgical thinking. An indispensable collection that updates and extends the dramaturgical framework, The Drama of Social Life will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, social psychology, performance studies, cultural studies, communication, film studies, and anthropology - and all those interested in the work of Goffman and symbolic interactionist theory and practice. Drawing on several years of research with grief support organizations and the families and friends of murdered children, this book examines the emotional experience of families in the aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow, offering a comparative analysis of White and African-American families as they navigate the experience of homicide, shedding light on the ways in which the class location or ethnicity of mourners affects their experience. Analyzing the manner in which police and other authorities differentially extend emotional support to bereaved families, notify them of a homicide, or assign blame, The Politics of Sorrow reveals how'disenfranchised grief'comes to be an institutionalized outcome of their practice. The book further examines the effects of'announcement shock'and the importance to the family of the moral career of the deceased, as they seek to manage his or her identity, often dealing with their grief through an active pursuit of justice in court, or through political involvement with a grief support organization, which mobilizes families in pursuit of its political ends. A rigorous study of stigma, identity, and stratified experiences of grief, The Politics of Sorrow will appeal to sociologists interested in interactionist methods, race, class, and emotion. Introduction: from myths to empirically grounded understandings: researching men’s and boys’ physical cultures; ‘Postmodern’ muscle: the embodied pleasures of vibrant physicality; Cosmetic surgery: men who walk/erase the gender line; Burly ‘bouncers’, cardboard cutouts and physical violence: an ethnography of nightclub security work; Masculinity on the menu: body slimming and self-starvation as physical culture; Challenging the obesity myth: men’s critical understandings of the body mass index; Schoolboys, physical education and bullying: ‘Hey, leave those kids alone!’; Methodological appendix; Bibliography; Index.