Farooq, Samaya and Parker, Andrew. (2009) Sport, physical education, and Islam: Muslim independent schooling and the social construction of masculinities. Sociology of Sport Journal, Vol.26 (No.2). pp. 277-295. ISSN 0741-1235

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Abstract

This qualitative study of it British Islamic independent school explores the construction of religious masculinities within the lives of a cohort Of Muslim adolescent males. An ethnographic analysis is presented whereby boys' physical education is located as it strategic site for the development Of Muslim masculine identities. Adopting a symbolic interactionist perspective, the article discusses the representation of pupil masculinities within the school and the specific role that Islam, sport, and physical education played in respondent lives. Findings highlight how religion provided it central mechanism through which pupils sought to construct and negotiate their masculine selves. In turn, physical education served as an avenue through which respondents could embrace and embody their sense of self and express it series of broader religious ideals.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology of Sport Journal
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
ISSN:	0741-1235
Date:	June 2009
Volume:	Vol.26
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	19
Page Range:	pp. 277-295
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/27672

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