When bodies are weapons: Masculinity and violence in Sport

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Messner, Michael A. “When Bodies Are Weapons: Masculinity and Violence in Sport”. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, vol. 25, no. 3, 1990, pp. 203-20, https://doi.org/10.1177/101269029002500303.
Messner, M. A. (1990). When bodies are weapons: Masculinity and violence in Sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 25(3), 203-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/101269029002500303
Messner, Michael A. “When Bodies Are Weapons: Masculinity and Violence in Sport”. International Review for the Sociology of Sport 25, no. 3 (1990): 203-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/101269029002500303.
Messner MA. When bodies are weapons: Masculinity and violence in Sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 1990;25(3):203-20.
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Social Sciences137
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)111
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports104
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology24
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman: Women. Feminism17
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Medicine: Medicine (General)9
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine9
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine8
Education7
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Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene6
Social Sciences: Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology5
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Political science3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation3
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)3
Law3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology3
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Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)2
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion2
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics1
Medicine1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy1
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman1
Fine Arts: Visual arts1
History (General) and history of Europe: History (General)1
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering1
Science: Biology (General): Ecology1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning1
Law: Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence: Private international law. Conflict of laws: Social legislation1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system1
Language and Literature: Literature (General)1
Language and Literature1
Science: Physiology1
Education: Special aspects of education1
Medicine: Pediatrics1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Recreation leadership. Administration of recreation services1
The category Social Sciences 137 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Human Sciences, Sport Sciences, and the Need to Study People “In the Round” and was published in 1991. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Is gender equality in brain damage ‘progress’ for women and sport?. This article reached its peak citation in 2020, with 17 citations. It has been cited in 115 different journals, 10% of which are open access. Among related journals, the International Review for the Sociology of Sport cited this research the most, with 17 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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