Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]

Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]
ISBN-10
1440851255
ISBN-13
9781440851254
Series
Women in Sports
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
529
Language
English
Published
2017-07-28
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Authors
Adrienne N. Milner, Jomills Henry Braddock II

Description

Covering a breadth of topics surrounding the current state of women in sports, this two-volume collection taps current events, sociological and feminist theory, and recent research to contextualize women's experiences in sports within a patriarchal society and highlight areas for improvement. • Includes contributions from a wide variety of athletes and scholars from around the world and comprises content edited by two editors of different sexes and races • Challenges conventional wisdom surrounding women's place and treatment in sport as female athletes continue to break sex barriers and shatter previous expectations regarding their ability to compete against men • Relates topics of sexism, gender expectations, and discrimination to key issues within the larger social structure

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