UNSPECIFIED (2003) Sport, sexuality, and the gender order: Amateur rugby union, gay men, and social exclusion. SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT JOURNAL, 20 (2). pp. 108-126. ISSN 0741-1235

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Abstract

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of a UK-based amateur rugby union club for gay and bisexual men. Positioning the club at the centre of the research, heterosexist definitions of sport are analysed with regard to their effect on the lives of players and the continued existence of the club itself. The standpoint of team members in relation to dominant hegemonic forces in sport is explored through an examination of the sexual politics of the club and the possibility for iterative challenges to gender norms within this particular sporting context. The central findings indicate that the club inadvertently promoted a liberal image towards dominant heterosexual sporting norms and, in this sense, co-opted into mainstream rugby culture.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Journal or Publication Title:	SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT JOURNAL
Publisher:	HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
ISSN:	0741-1235
Date:	2003
Volume:	20
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	19
Page Range:	pp. 108-126
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/9627

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