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Data obtained 1983-1985 via interviews with 30 retired male career athletes, ages 21-48, are drawn on to examine the development of masculine gender identity, focusing on the nature of friendships between males, the role of intimacy in such relationships, & how these contribute to males' conceptions of their sexual identity & roles. Ways that these men seek to avoid emotional intimacy are described, including their engagement in stereotypical masculine activities & encouragement of homophobia. It is shown how sexist attitudes toward women are also encouraged in this culture & reinforced by various discursive strategies & behaviors in the locker room, during training, & on the playing field. Implications for the development of true intimacy in opposite sex relationships are discussed. K. Hyatt Stewart

Examines the relationship between masculinity, management activities, & intimacy, the latter defined here as "emotional connection with another" or the "play" form of human interaction. A distinction is made between "emotional" & "instrumental" intimacy, with the latter being preferred in organizational settings. Ways that organizational discourse & practices are designed to control all situations of social intercourse in which any but instrumental forms of intimacy might possible be expressed are described. Masculinity in such contexts demands that the other is subordinated to the self, thus preventing "play" in social relations, ie, any shift in social positions. 36 References. K. Hyatt Stewart