Mental Health, Gender, and the Rise of Sport

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Modernization: A Society in Flux

Chapter 2: Neurasthenia: A National Epidemic

Chapter 3: The Rise of Sport: The Expression of Physical Vitality

Chapter 4: Baseball; Creating the National Game

Chapter 5: Cycling: Upsetting Gender Norms

Chapter 6: Boxing: Reasserting Masculinity

Chapter 7: Football: A Surrogate Form of Warfare

Chapter 8: Sport as Therapy: Stress Relief

Conclusion

Bibliography

About the Author

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• História moderna para o século 20: c1700 a c 1900
• História das Américas
• História do desporto
• Psicologia social, de grupo ou colectiva

anthropology;athletics;feminism;gender studies;medicine;mental health;neurasthenia;psychology;social class;sociology;sport history;sport psychology;U.S. History