About the book
From the untimely deaths of young athletes to chronic disease among retired players, roiling debates over tackle football have profound implications for more than one million American boys—some as young as five years old—who play the sport every year. In this book, Kathleen Bachynski offers the first history of youth tackle football and debates over its safety. In the postwar United States, high school football was celebrated as a “moral” sport for young boys, one that promised and celebrated the creation of the honorable male citizen. Even so, Bachynski shows that throughout the twentieth century, coaches, sports equipment manufacturers, and even doctors were more concerned with “saving the game” than young boys’ safety—even though injuries ranged from concussions and broken bones to paralysis and death.
By exploring sport, masculinity, and citizenship, Bachynski uncovers the cultural priorities other than child health that made a collision sport the most popular high school game for American boys. These deep-rooted beliefs continue to shape the safety debate and the possible future of youth tackle football.
Editions of No Game for Boys to Play
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469653693
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469653709
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469653723
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890858399
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469653716
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890858382
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From the untimely deaths of young athletes to chronic disease among retired players, roiling debates over tackle football have profound implications for more than one million American boys—some as young as five years old—who play the sport every year. In this book, Kathleen Bachynski offers the first history of youth tackle football and debates over its safety. In the postwar United States, high school football was celebrated as a “moral” sport for young boys, one that promised and celebrated the creation of the honorable male citizen. Even so, Bachynski shows that throughout the twentieth century, coaches, sports equipment manufacturers, and even doctors were more concerned with “saving the game” than young boys’ safety—even though injuries ranged from concussions and broken bones to paralysis and death.
By exploring sport, masculinity, and citizenship, Bachynski uncovers the cultural priorities other than child health that made a collision sport the most popular high school game for American boys. These deep-rooted beliefs continue to shape the safety debate and the possible future of youth tackle football.
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What is No Game for Boys to Play about?
From the untimely deaths of young athletes to chronic disease among retired players, roiling debates over tackle football have profound implications for more than one million American boys—some as young as five years old—who play the sport every year. In this book, Kathleen Bachynski offers the first history of youth tackle football and debates over its safety. In the postwar United States, high school football was celebrated as a “moral” sport for young boys, one that promised and celebrated the creation of the honorable male citizen. Even so, Bachynski shows that throughout the twentieth century, coaches, sports equipment manufacturers, and even doctors were more concerned with “saving the game” than young boys’ safety—even though injuries ranged from concussions and broken bones to paralysis and death.
By exploring sport, masculinity, and citizenship, Bachynski uncovers the cultural priorities other than child health that made a collision sport the most popular high school game for American boys. These deep-rooted beliefs continue to shape the safety debate and the possible future of youth tackle football.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in No Game for Boys to Play?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Popular medicine and health > Children’s health
Where can I read a sample of No Game for Boys to Play?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469653693
How long is No Game for Boys to Play and how many pages does it have?
No Game for Boys to Play has 296 page(s)
Is No Game for Boys to Play part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Social Medicine
Who is/are the Author/s of the book No Game for Boys to Play?
Kathleen Bachynski
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
No Game for Boys to Play is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469653693) and paperback(ISBN 9781469653709) and ebook(ISBN 9781469653723) and ebook(ISBN 9798890858399) and ebook(ISBN 9781469653716) and pdf(ISBN 9798890858382)
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