Essays on Masculinity, Media, the Body, and Performance Enhancing Drugs

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This book is a collection of research sociologist Luke Turnock's essays on the subject of masculinity from 2017. This volume contains the following essays:

"Male Body Image and Masculinity in Media: The Creation, and Stigmatisation, of 'Deviant' Male Subcultures";

"Illicit Health? The Use of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as an Alternative to the General Practitioner";

"Embodying Conspicuous Consumption: The Rising Use of Image- Enhancing Drugs Amongst Young People";

"Harm-Reduction for Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Users: A Proposal";

"Masculinity in the Movies: 'Drive' (2011)"