Built to win : the female athlete as cultural icon /

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"The sculpted speed of Marion Jones. The grit and agility of Mia Hamm. The slam-dunk style of Lisa Leslie. The skill and finesse of these sports figures are widely admired, no longer causing the puzzlement and discomfort directed toward earlier generations of athletic women. Built to Win explor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Heywood, Leslie (Autor), Dworkin, Shari L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2003.
Colección:Sport and culture series ; v. 5.
Temas:
Sports for women > Social aspects > United States.
Women athletes > United States.
Feminism and sports > United States.
Sex discrimination in sports > United States.
Sports féminins > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Sportives > États-Unis.
Féminisme et sports > États-Unis.
Discrimination sexuelle dans les sports > États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminism and sports
Sex discrimination in sports
Sports for women > Social aspects
Women athletes
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Julie Foudy
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue : women we love who kick butt
  • 1. Powered up or dreaming?
  • 2. Sport as the stealth feminism of the Third Wave
  • 3. A new look at female athletes and masculinity
  • 4. Bodies, babes, and the WNBA
  • 5. Body panic parity
  • 6. She will beat you up, and your papa, too
  • Epilogue : it's an image
  • Appendix. Focus-group research on youth attitudes about female athletes
  • Notes
  • Index.

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