| Description |
xvi, 399 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. From the History of Women in Sport to Women's Sport History: A Research Agenda -- Ch. 2. In the Beginning: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds -- Ch. 3. From "Genteel Diversions" to "Bruising Peg": Active Pastimes, Exercise, and Sports for Females in Late 17th- and 18th-Century Europe -- Ch. 4. The Recreational Experiences of Early American Women --Ch. 5. Women, Sport, and Exercise in the 19th Century -- Ch. 6. The Story of Women's Athletics: Manipulating a Dream 1890-1985 -- Ch. 7. From Lowell Mills to the Halls of Fame: Industrial League Sport for Women --Ch. 8. A Century of Olympic Competition -- Ch. 9. It's mostly a Matter of Metric -- Ch. 10. Body Composition -- Ch. 11. Cardiovascular Fitness -- Ch. 12. Muscle Strength and Endurance -- Ch. 13. Endocrine Basis of Exercise-Induced Amenorrhea -- Ch. 14. Exercise and Bone Health Across the Life Span -- Ch. 15. Feminist Perspectives: Intersections with Women and Sport --Ch. 16. Psychological Perspectives on Women in Sport and Exercise -- 17 Ch. 17. She Flies Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease: the Contributions of Feminist Psychology -- Ch. 18. The Significance of Body Image in Psychosocial Development and in Embodying Feminist Perspectives -- Ch. 19. The Sociological Study of Women and Sport -- Ch. 20. Structural Constraints Facing Women in Sport -- Ch. 21. Ideological Control of Women In Sport -- Ch. 22 Feminist Resistance and Transformation in Sport |
| Analysis |
Sports Participation of Women |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sports for women -- Physiological aspects.
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Sports for women -- Psychological aspects.
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Sports for women -- Social aspects.
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Sports for women.
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| Author |
Costa, D. Margaret, 1940-
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Guthrie, Sharon Ruth, 1950-
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| LC no. |
93050167 |
| ISBN |
0873226860 |
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