Muscle boys
Subtitle: gay gym culture
By: Erick Alvarez.
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781560234043
Subjects: Gay culture; Gay men -- Social life and customs; Body image in men; Gymnasiums -- Social aspects; Physical fitness -- Social aspects; Body, Human -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gay gym culture; title: Greek gym culture and the Greek ideal; title: The fall and rise of the gym-built body; title: Muscle media; title: The gay gym; title: Muscle boys; title: The poz jock; title: The gay athlete; title: The circuit boy; title: The muscle bear; title: The older male; title: The locker room.