Getting in the Game Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution

Name: Getting in the Game Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution
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ISBN: 9780814760390

ISBN-10: 0814760392

ISBN-13: 9780814760390

Edition: 2012

Authors: Deborah L. Brake

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In this first legal analysis of Title IX, Deborah L. Brake assesses the statute’s successes and failures, using a feminist theory lens to understand, defend, and critique the law. While the statute has created tremendous gains for female athletes, not only raising the visibility and cultural acceptance of women in sports, but also creating social bonds for women, positive body images, and leadership roles, the disparities in funding between men’s and women’s sports have remained remarkably resilient. At the same time, female athletes continue to receive less prestige and support than their male counterparts, which in turn filters into the arena of professional sports. Brake provides a…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 8/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Deborah L. Brake is professor of law and distinguished faculty scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Feminism of Title IX



Separate Is Equal?



Integration Rights: Girls Playing with Boys and Boys Playing with Girls



The Three-Part Test and the Opportunity to Play



Complicating Equal Participation: What Counts as a Sport, Which Sports Should Women Play, and Which Women Should Play Them?



Cutting Men's Opportunities to Help Women? Title IX and Leveling Down



Treatment as an Equal



The Dilemma of Difference and the "Problem" of Pregnancy



Beyond Equal Access: Retaliation, Coaching, and Sexual Harassment


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author