Sport and Gender Books

New and Published Books

1. Athletes, Sexual Assault, and "Trials by Media"

   Narrative Immunity

   By Deb Waterhouse-Watson

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   Since footballer sexual assault became top news in 2004, six years after the first case was reported, much has been written in the news media about individual cases, footballers and women who have sex with them. Deb Waterhouse-Watson reveals how media representations of recent sexual assault cases...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World

   Contests of Virtue

   By Heather Reid

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Consumption and Representation of Lifestyle Sports

   Edited by Belinda Wheaton

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   Since their emergence in the 1960s, lifestyle sports (also referred to as action sport, extreme sports, adventure sports) have experienced unprecedented growth both in terms of participation and in their increased visibility across public and private space. book seeks to explore the changing...

   Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge
4. Women, Sport, Society

   Further Reflections, Reaffirming Mary Wollstonecraft

   Edited by Roberta Park, Patricia Vertinsky

   Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

   During the last four decades women’s and gender history have become vibrant fields including studies of attitudes regarding the limited physical and other abilities of females as well as studies of the accomplishments of notable female athletes. We have become increasingly aware that women have...

   Published October 27th 2012 by Routledge
5. Managing Sport

   Social and Cultural Perspectives

   Edited by David Hassan, Jim Lusted

   Series: Foundations of Sport Management

   Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Today those managing sport must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which it exists if their effectiveness is to be established and their careers defined. This book is the first of its kind to contextualise the wider social and...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
6. Sexualities, Spaces and Leisure Studies

   Edited by Jayne Caudwell, Kath Browne

   This edited collection explores the important connections between sexualities, geographies and leisure studies. Chapters consider aspects of sport, leisure and tourism and show how sexualities are produced and reproduced within these spatial realms. The critical and interdisciplinary analyses—which...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
7. Women in Sports History

   Edited by Carol Osborne, Fiona Skillen

   Women are, and have been for many years, actively involved as players, supporters and co-ordinators in a range of sports and yet they are often missing from, or sidelined in, accounts of the history of these sports. Commenting first on the lack of inclusion of women in British sports history, the...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. Women and Exercise

   The Body, Health and Consumerism

   Edited by Eileen Kennedy, Pirkko Markula

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   Exercise for women is a heavily-laden social and embodied experience. While exercise promotion has become an increasingly visible part of health campaigns, obesity among women is rising, and studies indicate that women are generally less physically active than men. Women’s (lack of) exercise,...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education and Sport

   Edited by Gary Stidder, Sid Hayes

   An essential component of good practice in physical education is ensuring inclusivity for all pupils, regardless of need, ability or background. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education fully explores the theoretical and practical issues faced by...

   Published August 30th 2012 by Routledge
10. Physical Culture and Sport in Soviet Society

    Propaganda, Acculturation, and Transformation in the 1920s and 1930s

    By Susan Grant

    Series: Routledge Research in Sports History

    From its very inception the Soviet state valued the merits and benefits of physical culture, which included not only sport but also health, hygiene, education, labour and defence. Physical culture propaganda was directed at the Soviet population, and even more particularly at young people, women...

    Published August 9th 2012 by Routledge