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An ethnography of football and masculinities in Jamaica : letting the football talk

Tantam, William, author

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\"What can football among young men in Jamaica tell us about class, wealth, age and concepts of masculinity? William Tantam presents an ethnographic study of the impact of football on men's lives in contemporary Jamaica. He illuminates how the football field relates to social and economic inequalities, and considers whether playing football in a mixed group has the effect of levelling the playing field between the more and less economically wealthy. Tantam presents insights into the life histories and football biographies of individuals, the relationship between wealth, education and class, and explores how socioeconomic inequalities are embodied and enacted. With rich ethnographic detail, he analyses how the experience of watching international football matches and the English Premier League locates groups of spectators in relation to wider movements of capital\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Subject: Soccer Social aspects Jamaica. / Masculinity Jamaica. / Men Jamaica Social conditions. / Soccer players Jamaica Social conditions. / Income distribution Jamaica. / Equality Jamaica. / Jamaica Social conditions.
• ISBN: 9781350056541, 1350056545

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
GV944.J24 T35 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE