Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes]
Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Essays, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&![Cover of the book Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles [2 volumes] by , ABC-CLIO](https://www.kuoky.com/images/2017/july/500x500/9781440851254-MJef_500x.jpg)
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781440851254 | |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781440851254 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
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
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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