Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women's Sport
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- Synopsis
- Controversies surrounding female athleticism broached fundamental questions about the content and definition of American woman- and manhood. Would women engaging in a traditionally male activity become more manlike? What exactly were "manly" and "womanly" qualities, and did they have to be limited to men and women, respectively? And if athleticism was not essentially masculine, did this mean that all gender differences were mutable and not ordained by, and permanently ensconced in, nature?
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 384 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674144347
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 12/19/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Susan K. Cahn
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- 8
- Proofread By:
- Allison Hilliker
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.