Women and sports in the United States a documentary reader /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: O'Reilly, Jean.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2007.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10556510
Table of 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.