Gender relations in sport (2013)

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the intersecting themes and concepts surrounding the study of gender and sport. The 16 contributors, leading scholars from sport studies, present key issues, current research perspectives and theoretical developments within nine sub-areas of gender and sport:

• Gender and sport participation
• Theories of gender and sport
• Gender and sport media
• Sexual identity and sport
• Intersections of race, ethnicity and gender in sport
• Framing Title IX policy using conceptual metaphors
• Studying the athletic body
• Sexual harassment and abuse in sport
• Historical developments and current issues from a European perspective