| Description |
1 online resource. |
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data file |
| Series |
Technologies of the imagination
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Technologies of the imagination.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Regarding Skate Life -- "The mix of sunshine and rebellion is really intoxicating" : American Mythologies, Rebellious Boys, and the Multiple Appeals of Skateboarding's Corresponding Culture, 1950-2006 -- "Freedom on four wheels" : Individuality, Self-Expression, and Authentic Masculinity in a Skateboarding Community -- "Why is it the things that make you a man tend to be such dumb things to do?" : Never-Ending Adolescence and the (De)stabilization of White Masculine Power on MTV -- "It's just what's possible" : Imagining Alternative Masculinities and Performing White Male Dominance in Niche Skateboarding Videos -- "You do it together, and everyone just does it in their own way" : Corresponding Cultures and (Anti)patriarchal Masculinity. |
| Summary |
An in-depth look at skateboarding culture by a promising young scholar. |
| Awards |
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Outstanding Book Award, 2011. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Skateboarding -- Social aspects.
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Skateboarding. |
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Social aspects. |
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Masculinity in sports.
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Masculinity in sports. |
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Men, White -- United States -- Attitudes.
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Men, White. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Skate life Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2010. 9780472070800 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2009033066 |
| ISBN |
9780472026609 ebook |
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0472026607 |
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9780472050802 paperback : alkaline paper |
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9780472070800 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9780472900459 (electronic book) |
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0472900455 (electronic book) |
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1282639102 |
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9781282639102 |
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9786612639104 |
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6612639105 |
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0472070800 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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047205080X (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612639104 |
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10.3998/toi.7300267.0001.001 |
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