Women in sports : breaking barriers, facing obstacles / Adrienne N. Milner and Jomills Henry Braddock II, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Milner, Adrienne N., editor.

Braddock, Jomills H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for women--History.

Sports for women.

Sports for women--Social aspects.

Sports--Sex differences.

Sports.

Sexism.

Women athletes--Social conditions.

Women athletes.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Volume 1. Sportswomen and teams

volume 2. Social trends.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Sportswomen and teams.

Social trends.

Other Format:

Online version: Women in Sports

ISBN:

9781440851247

1440851247

9781440851261

1440851263

9781440851278

1440851271

OCLC:

967791057