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Author Pope, Stacey, author

Title The feminization of sports fandom : a sociological study / Stacey Pope
Published New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017

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Description x, 268 pages ; 24 cm
Series Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 81
Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 81
Contents Introduction -- Women's changing leisure lives -- Changes in professional sport and the feminization of sports fandom -- Continuity and change in the lives of female sports fans -- Women, sport and a sense of place -- Rivalry and class distinction between female football and rugby union fans -- The meaning and importance of sport for female fans -- Conclusion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Leicester City Football Club.
Leicester Tigers (Rugby football team)
Women sports spectators -- England -- Leicester.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
Gender identity.
SUBJECT Leicester (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81076872 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851
LC no. 2016051313
ISBN 9781138916081 (hardback)
1138916080 (hardback)