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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451829003321

Titolo

Women and sports in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary reader / / Jean O'Reilly and Susan K. Cahn, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-49136-1

9786613586599

1-55553-787-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

O'ReillyJean

CahnSusan K

Disciplina

796.082

Soggetti

Sports for women - United States

Women athletes - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Pioneering women in sport -- pt. 2. Negotiating masculinity and femininity : the female athlete as oxymoron -- pt. 3. Competing bodies : physiological, biological, and psychological issues -- pt. 4. Building inequality into sport : institutionalized bias -- pt. 5. Sexuality and sport -- pt. 6. The feminine image in sports and sports media -- pt. 7. Law and equity : Title IX and its aftermath.

Sommario/riassunto

The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports