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Women and sports in the United States [electronic resource] : a documentary reader / Jean O'Reilly and Susan K. Cahn, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports for women--United States.
- Sports for women.
- Women athletes--United States.
- Women athletes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (409 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-49136-1
- 9786613586599
- 1-55553-787-1
- OCLC:
- 794003770
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