On a general level, the article can be grouped with other studies that explore the ways in which men’s practices shape masculinities, and assess the impact of those constructions on men themselves and others. The author traces the development of scholarship focusing on men, masculinities, and sport. He describes the contributions that this research has made to more general scholarly work on masculinities, the body, health, and violence. The article is concluded by an outline of the new directions in research on men and sport – particularly studies that examine sport as an institutional and cultural context for power relations between women and men and between various groups of boys and men.
