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Using historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's sports are important for players, fans, and society.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: Why Women's Sport Matters
- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Women's Sports
- Chapter 3: The Influence of Title IX
- Chapter 4: Gender and Sport
- Chapter 5: Sexualities and Sport
- Chapter 6: Sex Segregation
- Chapter 7: The Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Chapter 8: Women, Sport, and the Media
- Chapter 9: Professional Opportunities
- Chapter 10: The Sport-Health Connection
- Chapter 11: Moving On
About the author
Jaime Schultz is an associate professor of Kinesiology at Penn State, with an affiliate appointment in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. An award-winning teacher and Fulbright scholar, Schultz is the author or editor of five books and fifty article or book chapters. She also serves as the academic editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport (Americas) and as co-editor for the University of Illinois Sport and Society series.
Summary
Using historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's sports are important for players, fans, and society.
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In a small volume, Jaime Schultz's Women's Sports presents the most up-to-date information in concise, elegant prose. Schultz poses key questions for the reader, and then provides insightful answers infused with her own incisive analysis. Because of the book's clear explanations and reasoning, it could easily serve as an introduction to gender and sexuality studies as well as the study of women's sports. It explores the ways gender, sex, and sexuality (in connection with race, ethnicity, religion and disability status) inform women's athletic participation. Most of all, the book makes clear the importance of women's sport not only to participants but to our broader knowledge of sport, culture, and society.
