In everyday life we are not, for the most part, actively conscious of our bodies or the bodies
of others–we simply take them for granted. This new edition of a lively introduction to the …

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize
strikes (punches, kicks, elbows and knees) as well as submission techniques to defeat …

This study used social learning theory and a framing perspective to examine the ways in
which Black and White college quarterbacks were described by a major sports publication …

In February 2007, US media outlets covered the coming out of retired NBA player John
Amaechi, one of only 6 professional male athletes from the four major US team sports to …

This essay identifies an emerging form of pleasure offered to fans of elite football. I name this
mode of engagement “vicarious management” and focus on its emergence in National …

US colleges and universities today intensively market themselves in order to compete for
prospective students. One of the most widespread marketing tools used to attract students …

Although much has been said about football concussions in the media, academic inquiry
into the National Football League's (NFL) strategies for containing critique and shaping …

Abstract Employing a United States sample of 5,810 Yahoo heterosexual internet dating
profiles, this study finds race–ethnicity and gender influence body type preferences for …

Despite the presence of the first woman on the Republican national ticket, this article argues
that the rhetoric of the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC) followed traditional …

An online survey was fielded to freshmen living in residence halls at a northwestern
university in the United States. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate the …