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Michael Alan Messner (born 1952) is an American sociologist. His main areas of research are gender (especially men's studies) and the sociology of sports. He is the author of several books, he gives public speeches and teaches on issues of gender-based violence, the lives of men and boys, and gender and sports.
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The extracted context around Michael Messner shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Michael Messner → California State University, Chico (B.A. and M.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) Another extracted example is Michael Messner → Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women's Law Center (2011). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 16 structured relationships around Michael Messner. Examples in this analysis include Michael Messner → Alma mater → California State University, Chico (B.A. and M.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) and Michael Messner → Awards → Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women's Law Center (2011). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Messner | Alma mater | California State University, Chico (B.A. and M.A.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Awards | Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women's Law Center (2011) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Born | Michael Alan Messner 1952 (age 73–74) Salinas, California, United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Institutions | University of Southern California | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Main interests | Men's studies, sociology of sports, masculinities, men and feminism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Thesis | Masculinity and sports: an exploration of the changing meaning of male identity in the lifecourse of the athlete (1985) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Messner | Website | http://www.michaelmessner.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| the participation of women in sports as well as what it means to be 100 | instance of | He discusses these ideas through various articles and explores different topics | 0.80 | text |
| the Congolese | instance of | Messner's views of gender predetermining roles in society is seen in extreme ways when looking at other cultures | 0.80 | text |
| reflects the values that feminists like Messner aim to change.Sexuality is a powerful tool used to control nations especially when it is paired with orthodox religious thinking | instance of | Male entitlement to women's bodies has become a standard in societies | 0.80 | text |
| Egypt | instance of | Her hypothesis is correct when looking at societies | 0.80 | text |
| Egypt | instance of | Religion is sometimes paired with this theory to further the old hegemonic patriarchies established in emerging democracies | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Michael Messner bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Michael, Sports and Men. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Michael Messner, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Michael Messner with Works (selection). Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Michael Messner to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works & Research, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Michael Messner · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
