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Athletic intruders : ethnographic research on women, culture, and exercise / edited by Anne Bolin and Jane Granskog.

By: Contributor(s): Series: SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relationsPublication details: Albany: State University of New York Press, �2003Description: 1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 1417536020
  • 9781417536023
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • GV439 .A84 2003eb
Online resources: Summary: Article Abstract: 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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Article Abstract: 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].