The Lovely Evil”
The Pregame Sex Myth and the Denigration of Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12437895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey O Segrave (Skidmore College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-146 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778010222182964 |
| OpenAlex | W2121140351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
The notion that sex before a contest impedes male athletic performance has exercised a remarkably strong hold over the popular imagination and has secured a hallowed place within the lore of the sporting fraternity. The purpose of this article is to deconstruct the pregame sex myth, revealing that the various ontological layers by which the myth is constituted relate to men's deepest fears of physical and personal enervation. Grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, the article argues that the pregame sex myth represents a formidable form of antifeminine thinking derived from masculine insecurities that resonate across time and that are easily translated into denigrating actions and attitudes toward women
Aesthetics · CONTEST · Epistemology · Fraternity · Mythology · Sociology · Theology · Doping in Sports · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Woman and the demon
Masculinities, Gender Relations, and Sport
Our Vampires, Ourselves
With the Boys
The Prediction of Sexual Aggression by Alcohol Use, Athletic Participation, and Fraternity Affiliation
Love & death in the American novel
American Moderns
Theorizing Masculinities
The Rugby Football Club as a Type of "Male Preserve"
The Jock’s Itch
Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room
The Wanderground
Literature and Pulpit in Medieval England
New Zealand Coaches' Attitudes to Pre‐Event Sex
A Man's Place
Women in the Ancient World
Nietzsche
Patriarchal Attitudes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |