Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]
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Braddock, Jomills. Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851254.
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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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Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]
Author(s): Braddock, Jomills;Contributors: Milner, Adrienne; Braddock, Jomills; Braddock, Jomills;Abstract: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
Editor(s): Milner, Adrienne; Braddock, Jomills;SortTitle: women in sports: breaking barriers, facing obstacles [2 volumes]Author Info:Adrienne N. MilnereditorJomills Henry Braddock IIauthorJomills Henry Braddock IIeditoreISBN-13: 9781440851254Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440851254.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440851247Imprint: PraegerPages: 560Publication Date: 20170831Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Chapter 6. Fat and Strong to Thin and Frail: Hyper-regulating the Female Athletic Body Vol2-105378
- Introduction Vol2-105378
- Theoretical Contributions: Toward a Sociology of Sport and the Body Vol2-106379
- Evolution of the Female Body as an Athletic One Vol2-108381
- Inferior Status of the Female Athlete Vol2-111384
- Identity Dilemma of the Female Athlete Vol2-112385
- Didrikson’s Identity Dilemma Vol2-116389
- Limited Inclusion of the Female Athlete Vol2-117390
- Conclusion Vol2-119392
- Notes Vol2-120393
- Chapter 7. Strength in Numbers: An Explorative Study into the Experiences of Female Strength and Conditioning Coaches in the UK Vol2-125398
- Chapter 8. Identity Development and Postgraduate Aspirations of Female College Student-Athletes Vol2-151424
- Introduction Vol2-151424
- Theoretical Framework Vol2-152425
- Methods Vol2-153426
- Findings Vol2-153426
- Contemporary Student-Athletes and Career Transitions Vol2-156429
- Alignment of Major Choice and Career Aspirations Vol2-156429
- Career Construction and Experiential Learning Vol2-156429
- Early-Age Ambitions Vol2-157430
- Influence of Coach on Female Career Construction and Transition to Life after Sport Vol2-158431
- Role Conflict and Career Transitions Vol2-159432
- Career Advising in Higher Education Vol2-159432
- Influence of Parents and Family on Career Choice and Transition Vol2-160433
- Internal Passion of Female Student-Athletes Vol2-161434
- Career Assessment, Fit, and Transition Vol2-162435
- Discussion Vol2-163436
- Implications Vol2-164437
- Notes Vol2-165438
- Chapter 9. Segregated Bodies: Gender Reproduction within College Sports Vol2-169442
- Introduction Vol2-169442
- Gender, School, and Sports: Separate but Equal? Vol2-170443
- Methods Vol2-171444
- Findings: Reproducing Gender Vol2-172445
- Findings: Contesting Gender Inequality Vol2-178451
- Semi-integrated: Women Display Athletic Competency to Men Vol2-179452
- Semi-integrated: Women Can Coach Men Vol2-179452
- Semi-integrated: Tempering Masculinity Construction Vol2-180453
- Segregated: Women Define Sport Vol2-181454
- Segregated: More Equitable Resource Distribution Vol2-182455
- Segregated: Female Empowerment and Uplift Vol2-183456
- Conclusion: To Integrate or not to Integrate Vol2-184457
- Notes Vol2-185458
- Chapter 10. Out of Our League: Femininity and Athletic Excellence in the French Media’s Coverage of Women’s Soccer and Basketball Games Vol2-191464
- Chapter 11. Playing Sports, Wearing Headscarves: Marginalizing versus Mainstreaming Religious Garments as Social Contracts Vol2-225498
- Chapter 12. The Glass Door: Early-Career Women in Collegiate Athletics Vol2-243516
- About the Editors and Contributors Vol2-263536
- Index Vol2-267540
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