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Women's sports : what everyone needs to know  Cover Image Book Book

Women's sports : what everyone needs to know / Jaime Schultz.

Schultz, Jaime, (author.).

Summary:

Using a wide range of popular and historical sources, Jaime Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's sports are vital for players, fans, and society.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780190657703
  • ISBN: 0190657707
  • ISBN: 9780190657710
  • ISBN: 0190657715
  • Physical Description: xviii, 243 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-237) and index.
Subject: Sports for women.
Sports > Sex differences.
Sex discrimination in sports.
Women athletes > Health and hygiene.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.

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West Lafayette PL - West Lafayette 796.082 SCH (Text) 31951004359276 2nd Floor - Non-Fiction Available -

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Jaime Schultz is Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State, with an affiliate appointment in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. An award-winning teacher and Fulbright scholar, Schultz is the author or editor of five books and fifty article or book chapters. She also serves as the academic editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport (Americas) and as co-editor for the University of Illinois Sport and Society series.


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