Women and Sport: Continuing a Journey of Liberation and Celebration focuses on women winning access to the playing field as well as the front office in sport. Readers will gain an understanding of how women have been involved in sport and physical activity, how they have struggled for widespread recognition and legitimacy in the eyes of many, and how they continue to carve out their role in shaping sport as we know it today and as it will be in the future.
Edited by renowned expert Ellen J. Staurowsky, widely accepted as an authority on college athlete rights and Title IX and gender equity, Women and Sport facilitates interdisciplinary, research-based discussion by providing a detailed account of contributions from women in sport. The text features a foreword by sport executive Donna Orender and 15 chapters—written by leading authorities in women and gender studies in sport—that are grouped into four parts:
• Women’s Sport in Context: Connecting Past and Present reminds readers of the historical events and influences that shape today’s landscape.
• Strong Girls, Strong Women recognizes gender differences and what it means to create equitable access to sport opportunities.
• Women, Sport, and Social Location explores how various characteristics and qualities may affect sport participation and opportunities.
• Women in the Sport Industry offers a rare and contemporary approach to examining women in sport leadership, management, and media.
Women and Sport was developed with the intent of filling a need by serving as a primary textbook and separates itself from other titles by providing an abundance of instructor ancillary materials that assist in class preparations. Pedagogical aids such as objectives, glossary terms, discussion questions, and learning activities in each chapter facilitate student understanding of the material covered. Sidebars throughout the text enable the contributors to provide thought-provoking content on topics such as media coverage of female athletes, how female athletes are used in marketing campaigns, and whether athletic competitions should continue to be segregated by sex. Readers will discover the impact of these topics in many areas of society, from biomedical to psychosocial and historical.
Through its engaging content, Women and Sport: Continuing a Journey of Liberation and Celebration serves as a launching pad for discussions that will shape society’s ongoing conversation about what it means to be a female athlete or a woman working in sport. It is an ideal textbook for adoption in interdisciplinary courses that focus on women and gender studies in sport.
Audience
Textbook for undergraduate students in women and sport or gender and sport courses; supplemental text for courses in the disciplines of sport administration, sport history, sport management, sport sociology, sport studies, women’s studies, and kinesiology. Reference for professionals and scholars interested in researching interdisciplinary issues concerning women and gender in sport.
Part I Women’s Sport in Context: Connecting Past and Present
Chapter 1. Women’s Sport Through the Lens of History
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Women’s Education in the Late 1800s
Female Complaints and the Suspect Science of Female Weakness
Women’s Physical Education and the Fair but Weaker Sex
Learning Aids
Chapter 2. Title IX and Beyond: The Impact of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements on Women’s Sport
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
The Story Behind Title IX
A Brief Overview of Title IX’s Legislative History
Growth in Athletic Programs Since Title IX
What Every Citizen Should Know About Title IX
The Future of Title IX
Learning Aids
Chapter 3. Women’s Sport in the 21st Century
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Sport Involvement for Women and Girls: Changes in Baseline Data
The Concept of the Female Athlete Paradox
Paradox of the Female Athlete Warrior
Paradox of the Strong Female Athlete Who Feels the Need to Apologize for Being Strong
Paradox of Femininity and Muscularity
Transcending the Paradox: The Female Athlete Who Is Unapologetic
Separate But Equal: Does It Remove or Reinforce the Paradoxes That Affect Female Athletes?
Learning Aids
Part II Strong Girls, Strong Women
Chapter 4. Benefits and Risks of Sport Participation by Women and Girls
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Educational Attainment and Sport Participation
Physical Health Benefits of Female Sport Participation
Female Athletes, Mental Toughness, and Depression
Female Athletes and Substance Use and Abuse
Sexual Risk Prevention and the Female Athlete
Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Bone Health
Female Athletes and Injuries
Learning Aids
Chapter 5. Physiology and the Female Athlete: Is Biology Destiny?
Katie Sell, PhD, and Sharon Phillips, PhD
Prepubescent Training Differences in Boys and Girls
Differences in Pubescent Fitness Development for Boys and Girls
Impact of Early Maturation on Athletic Performance
Menstruation and Athletic Performance
Post-Pubertal Physiological Differences and Performance Variability
Training Implications for Female Athletes
Physiological Differences and Injury Risk
Women, the Media, and Perception
Learning Aids
Part III Women, Sport, and Social Location
Chapter 6. Experiences of Female Athletes of Color
Jacqueline McDowell, PhD, and Akilah Carter-Francique, PhD
Living on the Margins: Women of Color
Sporting Experiences of Women of Color in the United States
Creating Positive Sporting Experiences for Women of Color
Learning Aids
Chapter 7. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Inclusion and Prejudice in Sport
Vikki Krane, PhD
Transgender Youth Sport Participants
Post-Pubescent and Adult Transgender Athletes
Sexual Orientation and Women’s Sport
Consequences of Heteronormativity, Homonegativism, and Transnegativism
Accepting and Affirming Sport Climates
Learning Aids
Chapter 8. Women’s Sport and Aging
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Women, Aging, and U.S. Sport Participation Trends
Culture, Aging, and the Older Woman
Competitive Sport Opportunities for Older Women
Benefits of Sports Participation for Older Women
Successful Aging Through Continued Sport Participation
Barriers to Older Women’s Sport Participation
Learning Aids
Chapter 9. Women With Disabilities in Sport
Mary A. Hums, PhD
History of Sport for People With Disabilities
Participation of Female Athletes With Disabilities
Legal System as an Access Tool
Women as Leaders in Sport for People with Disabilities
The Future for Girls and Women With Disabilities in Sport
Learning Aids
Chapter 10. Women, Sport, and Sexual Violence
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Prevalence of the Sexual Victimization of Girls and Women in Sport
The Blurring of Boundaries in Coach–Athlete Relationships
Legal Avenues
Education and Prevention Programs
Learning Aids
Part IV Women in the Sport Industry
Chapter 11. Women, Media, and Sport
Marie Hardin, PhD, and Dunja Antunovic, PhD
History of Women in Sports Media
Challenges for Women in Sports Media
Parallels: Women Covering, Women Competing
Female Athletes and the Media
Learning Aids
Chapter 12. Female Leaders in Corporate Sport
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD, and Maureen Smith, PhD
Mapping Gender and the Sport Workplace
Explanations for the Scarcity of Women Working in Corporate Sport
Importance of Stories About Female Executives in Sport
Learning Aids
Chapter 13. Female Leaders in High School and College Sport Workplaces
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
Gendered Nature of High School and College Sport Workplace Settings
Jobs for Women in School-Based Sport Settings
Women’s Representation in High School and College Sport Workplaces
Hiring, Retention, and Advancement of Women in School Sport Workplaces
The Future For Women in High School and College Sport Workplaces
Learning Aids
Chapter 14. Merchandising and Marketing Women’s Sports
Corinne Farneti, PhD
Women as Consumers and Fans
Merchandising and Sporting Goods Targeted to Female Consumers
Approaches to Women’s Sport Marketing
Efforts to Market Women’s Sport
Sport Marketing Tactics
Missed Opportunities to Market Women’s Sport
Learning Aids
Chapter 15. Influence of Religion and Politics on Women’s Sport
Carole Oglesby, PhD
Religion, Tradition, and Power Positions for Women in Sport Governance
Transformation of Gender Politics in Sport
Know the System
Principles and Mission of the Olympic Movement
Women’s Progressing Influence Outside and Inside Sport
Learning Aids
Epilogue: Glimpsing the Future for Girls and Women in Sport
Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD
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