{"product_id":"qualifying-times-points-of-change-in-u-s-womens-sport-9780252079740","title":"Qualifying Times Points of Change in U.S. Womens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 encouraged women to challenge (or confront) policy, financial, and cultural obstacles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While some of these points of change increased women''s physical freedom and sporting participation, they also posed challenges. Tampons encouraged menstrual shame, sex testing (a tool never used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonorable Mention in U.S. History, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers, 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eQualifying Times\u003c\/i\u003e continues and deepens important discussions among scholars in recent decades concerning power, gender and athleticism. . . . a germinal text in the sense that it will certainly have influence, in myriad ways, on future work in sport history.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schultz has written an engaging and readable book detailing the points of change that she hopes will call into question the traditional 'eras' of sports history. Should be considered by all sports fans.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spirited and thought-provoking.\"--\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Schultz examines the persistent divide between athleticism and feminism. Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eQualifying Times\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling read for everyone interested in the U.S. sporting past and present. Not only is Schultz's writing rich in source materials, small case studies and illustrative media images, it is also clear, to the point, and (appropriately) witty. While Schultz identifies common themes throughout all parts of the book, each chapter is a study in its own right. For this reason, as well as its clear and contextually rich character, the individual chapters make for perfect teaching material for classes in sport sociology, history, and\/or women's studies.\"--\u003ci\u003eSport in American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The next seminal work in the history of women's sport, beautifully written and cogently argued. Schultz builds on existing scholarship while also adding to it--no one else has examined the history of commonplace but important items and their role in the gendering of sport.\"--Sarah K. Fields, author of \u003ci\u003eFemale Gladiators: Gender, Law, and Contact Sport in America\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036844523863,"sku":"9780252079740","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252079740.jpg?v=1750932735","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/qualifying-times-points-of-change-in-u-s-womens-sport-9780252079740","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}