Gender and Sport : A Reader

Anne Flintoff

ISBN 10: 0415259525 / ISBN 13: 9780415259521

Published by Routledge, 2001

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This reader contains a range of highly influential articles that confront and illuminate issues of gender and sport whilst reflecting on the contribution of international feminist scholarship to the study of sport. It addresses the key issues, theoretical debates and empirical research that have informed the study of gender and sport and continue to do so.Key areas covered include:\* theories of gender and sport\* historical developments\* the media and representation\* 'race' and ethnicity\* men and masculinities\* sexualities\* bodies, physicality and power\* policies and politics.The articles are divided into thematic sections, each of which is supported by an editorial introduction, suggestions for further reading, and seminar questions related to each reading. The book provides an invaluable learning and teaching resource for all those concerned with sport or gender studies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender and Sport : A Reader
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415259525
• ISBN 13: 9780415259521
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 22D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 658 grams

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Synopsis

This reader contains a range of highly influential articles that confront and illuminate issues of gender and sport whilst reflecting on the contribution of international feminist scholarship to the study of sport. It addresses the key issues, theoretical debates and empirical research that have informed the study of gender and sport and continue to do so.

Key areas covered include:
* theories of gender and sport
* historical developments
* the media and representation
* 'race' and ethnicity
* men and masculinities
* sexualities
* bodies, physicality and power
* policies and politics.

The articles are divided into thematic sections, each of which is supported by an editorial introduction, suggestions for further reading, and seminar questions related to each reading. The book provides an invaluable learning and teaching resource for all those concerned with sport or gender studies.

About the Author

Anne Flintoff, Sheila Scraton