Higher Goals: Womens Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender (S U N Y SERIES ON SPORT, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL RELATIONS)
ISBN-13:
9780791446416
ISBN-10:
0791446417
Author:
Nancy Theberge
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
State Univ of New York Pr
Format:
Hardcover
182 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780791446416
ISBN-10:
0791446417
Author:
Nancy Theberge
Publication date:
2000
Publisher:
State Univ of New York Pr
Format:
Hardcover
182 pages
Summary
Higher Goals: Womens Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender (S U N Y SERIES ON SPORT, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL RELATIONS) (ISBN-13: 9780791446416 and ISBN-10: 0791446417), written by authors
Nancy Theberge, was published by State Univ of New York Pr in 2000.
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Offers a fascinating ethnography of physicality and gender relations in women's team contact sports.
The most extensive treatment to date of women’s experiences in team sports, Higher Goals provides an ethnographic account of the “Blades,” a Canadian team that plays at the highest levels of women’s hockey. With a vivid depiction of life on the Blades, the book follows the team over two seasons, tracing their journey to a national championship. Key issues in the sociology of sport and gender studies are explored, including the construction of community among women athletes; the “feminine apologetic” and pressures on athletes to conform to feminine ideals; homophobia and the experiences of lesbian athletes; and physicality and women’s experience in contact sports.
The most extensive treatment to date of women’s experiences in team sports, Higher Goals provides an ethnographic account of the “Blades,” a Canadian team that plays at the highest levels of women’s hockey. With a vivid depiction of life on the Blades, the book follows the team over two seasons, tracing their journey to a national championship. Key issues in the sociology of sport and gender studies are explored, including the construction of community among women athletes; the “feminine apologetic” and pressures on athletes to conform to feminine ideals; homophobia and the experiences of lesbian athletes; and physicality and women’s experience in contact sports.
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