Masculine Sports and “Respectable” Men in Working-Class Neighborhoods

Carine Guérandel & translated by Oliver Waine — 2019-03-12T06:00:00Z

In a work rich in ethnographic material, Akim Oualhaci questions how socialization through sports contributes to the reconfiguration of masculinities in working-class neighborhoods in France and the United States.
Studies on the social construction of masculinities—a quite recent but very productive field of research—often focuses on the world of sports, considered an effective space for gender-based socialization. Akim Oualhaci's book is a continuation of this work and specifically analyzes

- Debates / sport, working classes, working-class identity, working-class neighborhoods, social class, ethnography, youth, masculinity, gender, socialization, suburbs, banlieue, ghetto, Paris region, New York, France, United States

How Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Hurt Girls and Women

C. Ray Borck — 2017-05-16T20:02:21Z

Do recent “bathroom bills” protect girls and women from sexual predators? Sociologist C. Ray Borck shows how—contrary to popular belief—gender-segregated public restrooms do not keep girls and women safe from violence. Public restrooms play an important role in public health, especially in urban contexts, and should be available and safe for all people regardless of gender identity or expression.
The national conversation in the US about whether or not transgender and gender-nonconforming

- Debates / gender, LGBTQ+, transgender, trans*, gender-nonconforming, gender violence, gender segregation, cisgender, girls, women, sexual violence, bathroom bill, HB2, sexual assault, hegemonic masculinity, masculinity

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Masculine Sports and “Respectable” Men in Working-Class Neighborhoods

How Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Hurt Girls and Women