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Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Leslie Heywood
Contributions by Shari L. Dworkin
SeriesSport and Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149
Category/GenreSports and outdoor recreation
ISBN/Barcode 9780816636242
ClassificationsDewey:796
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 3 June 2003
Publication Country United States

Description

A timely look at the rise of women in sports. Proposing a paradigm shift from second- to third-wave feminism, Heywood and Dworkin argue that, in the years since the passage of Title IX, gender stereotypes have been destabilized in profound ways, and assert that female athletes and their imagery are doing important cultural work to that end. Important, refreshing, and engrossing, Built to Win examines sport in all its complexity.