| No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change Contributor(s): Cooky, Cheryl (Author), Messner, Michael A. (Author), Musto, Michela (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0813592046 ISBN-13: 9780813592046 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2017033655 |
| Series: Critical Issues in Sport and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In just a few decades, sport has undergone a radical gender transformation. However, Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner suggest that the progress toward gender equity in sports is far from complete. The continuing barriers to full and equal participation for young people, the far lower pay for most elite-level women athletes, and the continuing dearth of fair and equal media coverage all underline how much still has yet to change before we see gender equality in sports. The chapters in No Slam Dunk show that is this not simply a story of an "unfinished revolution." Rather, they contend, it is simplistic optimism to assume that we are currently nearing the conclusion of a story of linear progress that ends with a certain future of equality and justice. This book provides important theoretical and empirical insights into the contemporary world of sports to help explain the unevenness of social change and how, despite significant progress, gender equality in sports has been "No Slam Dunk." |
