Publication

1987 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago

Language

English

Word Count

72,250 words, Guess

Page Count

289 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads679084
  • LibraryThing926018

Classifications

  • DDC796.357/62
  • LCCGV880.5 .F56 1987

Description

"What are boys like? Who is the creature inhabiting the twilight zone between the perils of the Oedipus complex and the Strum und Drang of puberty? In With the Boys, Gary Alan Fine examines the American male preadolescent by studying the world of Little League baseball. Drawings on three years of firsthand observation of five Little Leagues, Fine describes how, through organized sport and its accompanying activities, boys learn to play, work, and generally be "men.""--Back cover.

Subjects

Topics

Base-ballAdolescentsAssociationsAspect socialSocial aspectsBaseball for childrenLittle League baseball

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Series Statement

  • A Chicago original paperback

Other Editions

  • With the boys: Little League baseball and preadolescent cultureUniversity of Chicago Press1987-01-01

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