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Equality unfulfilled : how Title IX's policy design undermines change to college sports / James N. Druckman, Elizabeth A. Sharrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Druckman, James N., 1971- author.
- Sharrow, Elizabeth A., author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in gender and politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex discrimination in sports--United States.
- Sex discrimination in sports.
- College sports--Social aspects--United States.
- College sports.
- College sports for women--United States.
- College sports for women.
- United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- The year 1972 is often hailed as an inflection point in the evolution of women's rights. Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law that outlawed sex-based discrimination in education. Many Americans celebrate Title IX for having ushered in an era of expanded opportunity for women's athletics; yet fifty years after its passage, sex-based inequalities in college athletics remain the reality. Equality Unfulfilled explains why. The book identifies institutional roadblocks - including sex-based segregation, androcentric organizational cultures, and overbearing market incentives - that undermine efforts to achieve systemic change. Drawing on surveys with student-athletes, athletic administrators, college coaches, members of the public, and fans of college sports, it highlights how institutions shape attitudes toward gender equity policy. It offers novel lessons not only for those interested in college sports but for everyone seeking to understand the barriers that any marginalized group faces in their quest for equality.
- Contents:
- Gender equality in college athletics : assessing 50 years of Title IX
- Using survey data to study policy support
- Student-athlete contact and policy support
- Organizational culture and policy support
- The public, fans, and policy support
- Gender equality in college sports and beyond.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jul 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781009338356 (ebook)
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