Qualifying Times Points of Change in U. S. Women's Sport

Name: Qualifying Times Points of Change in U. S. Women's Sport
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ISBN: 9780252079740

ISBN-10: 0252079744

ISBN-13: 9780252079740

Edition: 2014

Authors: Jaime Schultz

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This perceptive, lively study explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes. Beginning with the seemingly innocent ponytail, the subject of the Introduction, scholar Jaime Schultz challenges the reader to look at the historical and sociological significance of now-common items such as sports bras and tampons and ideas such as sex testing and competitive cheerleading. Tennis wear, tampons, and sports bras all facilitated women’s participation in physical culture, while physical educators, the aesthetic fitness movement, and Title IX…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 2/20/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English