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Explores women's place in sport and exercise from a socioculture perspective. 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.

Athletic Intruders Suny Series on Sport Culture

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    Publisher: State University Press of New York (SUNY)
    Publication Date: 1/9/2003 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780791455845, 978-0791455845
    ISBN10: 079145584X
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    Gender studies: women and girls Sport: general

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    Book Synopsis
    Explores women's place in sport and exercise from a socioculture perspective. 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.

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