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Muscle boys : gay gym culture

Title
Muscle boys : gay gym culture / Erick Alvarez.
Author
Alvarez, Erick.
Publication
New York : Haworth Press, c2008.
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Description
xv, 298 p. : ill. (some col.); 22 cm.
Subject
  • Gay culture
  • Gay men > Social life and customs
  • Body image in men
  • Gymnasiums > Social aspects
  • Physical fitness > Social aspects
  • Human body > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-281) and index.
Contents
Gay gym culture -- Greek gym culture and the Greek ideal -- The fall and rise of the gym-built body -- Muscle media -- The gay gym -- Muscle boys -- The poz jock -- The gay athlete -- The circuit boy -- The muscle bear -- The older male -- The locker room.
ISBN
  • 9781560234043 (soft 13 : alk. paper)
  • 1560234040 (soft 10 : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007017273
OCLC
  • ocn124158807
  • SCSB-1478499
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library