Women in Action Sport Cultures - Identity, Politics and Experience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Young, white men have dominated action sports for many years, yet women have refused to accept positions on the margins of these unique sporting cultures. Developing in a different context to many traditional sports, girls and women have adopted highly proactive approaches and developed unique strategies to negotiate space alongside their male peers in the waves, skate parks and cityscapes, on mountains and climbing walls, along trails, as well as around rinks. This international collection features contributions from a group of leading and emerging researchers, many of whom are passionate action sport participants themselves. With authors representing a range of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives including cultural studies, sociology, performance studies, media studies, sport for development, and education, this book offers the first collective focus on women in action sports cultures in the past, present and into the future. Ultimately, the book offers a vivid and powerful illustration of the new and ongoing struggles facing women in contemporary sporting cultures, as well as the various strands of activism, agency and politics being performed in the surf, on the slopes, and at the crag. The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of sociology of sport and physical culture, gender studies, youth cultures, sport history, and pedagogy and education.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Global Culture and Sport Series
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Holly Thorpe • Rebecca Olive
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	387
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-45796-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	1-137-45796-1
Barcode:	9781137457967

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