| Description |
xvi, 311 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Theorizing gender. 1. The discourse of gender and sport: From femininity to feminism / M. Ann Hall. 2. Just do ... what? Sport, bodies, gender / Shari L. Dworkin and Machael A. Messner. 3. Sport feminism: The contribution of feminist thought to our understandings of gender and sport / Sheila Scraton and Anne Flintoff -- Pt. II. Historical developments: The engendering of sport. 4. The Victorian cult of the family and the early years of female sport / Jennifer Hargreaves. 5. Women and football- a contradiction? The beginnings of women's football in four European countries / Gertrud Pfister, Kari Fasting and Sheila Scraton / [et al.] -- Pt. III. The media and representation. 6. Denial of power in televised women's sports / Margaret Carlisle Duncan and Cynthia A. Hasbrook. 7. Catching up with men? Finnish newspaper coverage of women's entry into traditionally male sports / Riitta Pirinen -- Pt. IV. 'Race' and ethnicity. 8. 'Race' gender and the concept of 'difference' in feminist thought / Mary Maynard. 9. Connecting ethnicity, gender and physicality: Muslim Pakistani women, physical activity and health / Sharon Wray. 10. Sport, masculinity and Black cultural resistance / Ben Carrington -- Pt. V. Men and masculinities. 11. Debates about men, new research on masculinities / R. W. Connell. 12. Fraternal bonding in the locker room: A profeminist analysis of talk about competition and women / Timothy Jon Curry -- Pt. VI. Sexualities. 13. Changing the game: Homophobia, sexism and lesbians in sport / Pat Griffin. 14. Outlaws in sport and education? Exploring the sporting and education experiences of lesbian Physical Education teachers / Gill Clarke -- Pt. VII. Bodies, physicality and power. 15. The embodiment of gender: Discipline, domination, and empowerment / David Whitson. 16. Collapsing gender in competitive bodybuilding: Researching contradictions and ambiguity in sport / Camilla Obel. 17. Men loving men hating women: The crisis of masculinity and violence to women in sport / Celia Brackenridge -- Pt. VIII. Policy and politics -- The Windhoek call for action. 18. Playing with patriarchy: The gendered dynamics of sports organizations / Margaret Talbot. 19. Challenging the gendered space of sport: Women's ice hockey and the struggle for legitimacy / Nancy Theberge |
| Summary |
With contributions from many of the world's leading experts on the sociology of sport, this volume brings together influential articles that confront and illuminate issues of gender and sexuality in sport |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sex differences in sports
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Sex role.
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Sports -- Sex differences.
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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Sex discrimination in sports.
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Feminism.
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| Genre/Form |
Anthologie (Descripteur de forme).
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| Author |
Scraton, Sheila, 1950-
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Flintoff, Anne, 1958-
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| LC no. |
2001052003 |
| ISBN |
0415259525 |
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0415259533 paperback |
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