Athletic Intruders: Ethnographic Research on Women, Culture, and ExerciseAnne Bolin, Jane Granskog SUNY Press, 9 janv. 2003 - 294 pages Informed by feminism and the fields of anthropology and sociology of sport, this anthology investigates women s place in sport and exercise from a sociocultural perspective, documenting women s struggle into the sports arenas of male hegemony. The nine ethnographic case studies explore issues of identity, embodiment, and meaning in various sports and exercise, including triathlons, aerobics, basketball, bodybuilding, weightlifting, motorcycle riding, softball, casual exercise, and rugby. |
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Reflexive Ethnography Women and Sporting Activities | 7 |
Just Triand Du It The Variable Impact of Female Involvement in the TriathlonDuathlon Sport Culture | 27 |
Postmodern Aerobics Contradiction and Resistance | 53 |
Cultural Expressions of African American Female Athletes in Intercollegiate Sport | 79 |
Beauty or the Beast The Subversive Soma | 107 |
C3 A Womans Place is in the Cardiovascular Room?? Gender Relations the Body and the Gym | 131 |
Women Who Ride The Bitch in the Back is Dead | 159 |
I Was There Gendered Limitations Expectations and Strategic Assumptions in the World of Coed Softball | 177 |
Changing Body Aesthetics Diet and Excercise Fads in a Newfoundland Outport Community | 201 |
Kicking Stereotypes into Touch An Ethnographic Account of Womens Rugby | 227 |
Pastimes and Presentimes Theoretical Issues in Research on Women in Action | 247 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 261 |
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List of Books in Series | 293 |
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