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02323aam a2200349 i 4500 001 010B79A872D911EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221203010154 008 150810s2016 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015031267 020 $a 1498523781 020 $a 9781498523783 020 $a 1498523765 020 $a 9781498523769 035 $a (OCoLC)933567270 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d PUL $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d IMD $d WEA $d GWC $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GV1102.7.M59 $b V33 2016 082 00 $a 796.801/9 $2 23 100 1 $a Vaccaro, Christian, $e author. 245 10 $a Unleashing manhood in the cage : $b masculinity and mixed martial arts / $c Christian A. Vaccaro and Melissa L. Swauger. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Lexington Books, $c [2016] 300 $a xix, 119 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Unleashing Manhood in the Cage: Masculinity and Mixed Martial Arts addresses the question "Why do mixed martial arts participants endure grueling workouts and suffer through injury, with little or no pay, just to compete?" The answer is because the participants enjoy a form of idolization from their supporters, each other, and culture more generally, which is linked to masculinity. In fact, MMA organizers, from the very beginning, purposefully created elements of the sport that are linked to dominant narratives about manhood. In this context, men don thin open-fingered gloves, lock themselves in a caged enclosure, and slug it out in a fight with few rules to see who comes out on top. This all occurs while "ring girls" in high-heels and skin-tight shirts and shorts stride around outside the cage holding signs and peddling t-shirts. The sum of these elements is the creation of a type of a publicly accessible and consumable form of masculinity. The sport of mixed martial arts is a rich and intriguing space where the construction of gender can be explored through a sociological and ethnographic lens"--Back cover. 650 0 $a Mixed martial arts $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Masculinity in sports. 700 1 $a Swauger, Melissa L., $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214042654.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=010B79A872D911EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b IOWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search