Title:
Women in sports : breaking barriers, facing obstacles / Adrienne N. Milner and Jomills Henry Braddock II, editors.
Author:
Milner, Adrienne N., editor.
Braddock, Jomills H., editor.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
©2017
Call Number:
GV709 .W5745 2017 V.1
Abstract:
"This two volume collection addresses women's sport involvement in contemporary society with a focus on issues of equity that women currently face. Through empirical and conceptual analyses of women's current experiences in a diverse array of sports roles-- from recreational through professional levels as athletes, coaches, referees, and administrators-- this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the "the state of women in sports." The volumes' overarching framework is sociological and examines the state of women in sports by questioning dominant ideology surrounding biological notions of athletic inferiority and interrogates social constructs which affect women's experiences in sports, such as race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and physical size. However, the contributions in this collection are also multidisciplinary and include research grounded in sociology, psychology, communications, gender studies, education, cultural studies, anthropology, and history, to explore the diversity, challenges, and achievements of women in sport. The volume's broad international scope also contextualizes women's experiences in sports within culturally diverse patriarchal societies." -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781440851247
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Added Title:
Sportswomen and teams.
Social trends.
Contents:
Sportswomen and Teams: Action, impact, and beauty : the lingerie football league and the pornography of sport / "Dude, those are girls" : boundary maintenance in women's full-contact tackle football / Sandrine Rangeon : denied "alien" visa despite out-of-this-world abilities / More than one : what happened when multiple black female athletes excelled in predominantly white sports at the Rio Olympics / How to become a dominant Black female athlete and get paid : the case of Serena Williams and gains and costs of athleticism and intersectionality / "It was a historic game that no one saw" : evaluating the cultural citizenship and moral legitimacy of women's professional hockey through the inaugural Women's Winter Classic Outdoor Ice Hockey Game / UConn women's basketball : dynasty and dominance versus gender inequality in sports media coverage? / Turf wars : safety, sexism, and the 2015 Women's World Cup / Invisible Pelotons : women's cycling and the boundaries of professionalism / Athlete domestic violence : contaminating acts and the violation of self-boundaries / The hierarchy within women's sports : NARPs, no-bow Lesbos, and horizontal violence / Team USA : gender diversity and team success at the 2012 London Olympic Games / Social Trends: What shall I play? Individual, interpersonal, and contextual correlates of girls' interscholastic sport participation / "A chocolate chip in a sea of milk" : Black women reflect on the challenges of embodying the runner identity / Working in a male-dominated sport profession : female football official / Hyperfemininity and sexlessness : women's strategies for inclusion in surfing / Modern female fighters : barriers women face in boxing / Fat and strong to thin and frail : hyper-regulating the female athletic body / Strength in numbers : an explorative study into the experiences of female strength and conditioning coaches in the UK / Identity development and postgraduate aspirations of female college student-athletes / Segregated bodies : gender reproduction within college sports / Out of our league : femininity and athletic excellence in the French media's coverage of women's soccer and basketball games / Playing sports, wearing headscarves : marginalizing versus mainstreaming religious garments as social contracts / The glass door : early-career women in collegiate athletics
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