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

• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.082
• Soggetto topico: Sports for women - United States; Women athletes - United States
• Altri autori: O'ReillyJean CahnSusan K
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Women and sports in the United States
• ISBN: 1-280-49136-1; 9786613586599; 1-55553-787-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808936403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II