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Women's sports : what everyone needs to know / Jaime Schultz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schultz, Jaime, author.
- Series:
- What everyone needs to know.
- What everyone needs to know
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports for women.
- Sports--Sex differences.
- Sports.
- Sex discrimination in sports.
- Women athletes--Health and hygiene.
- Women athletes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2018
- Summary:
- Using historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's sports are important for players, fans, and society.
- Contents:
- Figure and Tables Abbreviations 1 Why Women's Sport Matters 2 A Brief History of Women's Sport 3 The Influence of Title IX 4 Gender and Sport 5 Sexualities and Sport 6 Sex Segregation 7 The Olympic and Paralympic Games 8 Women, Sport, and the Media 9 Professional Opportunities 10 The Sport-Health Connection 11 Moving On
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-065773-1
- 0-19-756946-3
- 0-19-065772-3
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