Sport and culture: Passion and paradox. Research Completed

Title

Sport and culture: Passion and paradox.

Lead Author

Rex Thomson , J Sim

Organisation(s)

University of Otago

Publication Year

2007

Publisher

In C. Collins & S. Jackson (Eds.), Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand society (2nd ed., pp. 113-129). South Melbourne: Thomson

Contacts

Abstract

In this chapter, the author considers: culture and the cultural dimensions of sport; the links between sport, culture and identity; hegemony and hegemonic masculinity; the links between hegemonic masculinity and the ‘national’ game; and also looks at some of the passions and paradoxes inherent in New Zealand sport

Keywords:

culture, gender, history, male, participation, rugby, sports

Areas of Focus

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December 14, 2011