Athletic intruders : ethnographic research on women, culture, and exercise /
Informed by feminism and the fields of anthropology and sociology of sport, this anthology investigates women's place in sport and exercise from a sociocultural perspective, documenting women's struggle into the sports arenas of male hegemony. The nine ethnographic case studies explore iss...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2003.
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Colección: | SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Informed by feminism and the fields of anthropology and sociology of sport, this anthology investigates women's place in sport and exercise from a sociocultural perspective, documenting women's struggle into the sports arenas of male hegemony. The nine ethnographic case studies explore issues of identity, embodiment, and meaning in various sports and exercise, including triathlons, aerobics, basketball, bodybuilding, weightlifting, motorcycle riding, softball, casual exercise, and rugby. [from publisher's advertisement]. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1417536020 9781417536023 0791455831 9780791455838 079145584X 9780791455845 9780791487563 0791487563 |