Gender, Media, Sport

Summary

The book focusses on mass media presentations of gender and the framing of male and female athletes. It sheds new light on existing research about gendered sport coverage and covers new issues, such as hooliganism, doping, transgender journalists and women’s rugby. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Product details

• Authors: Susanna (Malmo University Hedenborg
• Assisted by: Susanna Hedenborg (Editor), Hedenborg Susanna (Editor), Gertrud Pfister (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138936393
• ISBN: 978-1-138-93639-3
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, Sociology: sport & leisure, history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, Gender studies, gender groups, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects