Sportista Female Fandom in the United States

Name: Sportista Female Fandom in the United States
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ISBN: 9781439909645

ISBN-10: 1439909644

ISBN-13: 9781439909645

Edition: 2012

Authors: Andrei S. Markovits, Emily Albertson

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Description:

In this volume, Andrei S. Markovits and Emily Albertson examine the significant ways many women have become fully conversant with sports - acquiring a knowledge of and passion for them as a way of forging identities that until recently were quite alien to women.

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 8/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Youth: The Origins of Gender Difference in Sport



Women in Men's Worlds: Process of Exclusion and Suppression of Females in Male-Dominated Realms Other Than Sport



Women as Sports Producers: Progress and Problems



Fandom and the Typical Female Sports Fan



Sportista I: Professional Women in the Contested Space of Sports Media: Issues of Entry and Acceptance



Sportista II: Following as a Hobby, the A-Typical Female Sports Fan: Superfans in Their Own Right, with Their Own Voice, and Speaking Their Own Language


Conclusion


Appendix: Lists of Interviewees


Index