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Title: The Professionalisation of Women’s Sport
Condition: New
EAN: 9781800431973
ISBN: 9781800431973
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
Release Date: 20/09/2021
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 20mm
Item Weight: 535g
Contributor: Ali Bowes (Edited by), Alex Culvin (Edited by)
Author: Ali Bowes
Language: English
Subtitle: Issues and Debates
Description:

As women’s sport continues to grow and develop there is an increasing need to critically examine the conditions in which women as athletes operate. The Professionalisation of Women’s Sport discusses the processes of professionalisation in women’s sports as distinct from, and different to, that seen in men’s sport, identifying different challenges that face the growth of women’s elite sport.

Within this collection, the complex and often fragmented nature of women’s involvement across a range of sports are critically discussed. Contributions span the fields of sport sociology, sport history, sport economics and beyond, and across the varying geographical contexts of North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa. Examining American football, basketball, cricket, cycling, golf, ice hockey, tennis, rugby union and rugby league, scholars consider the emergence of professionalisation, the role of the media, and experiences in and of women’s (semi-)professional sport.

The Professionalisation of Women’s Sport is an essential reference point for any student, researcher or professional interested in, or working in, elite women’s sport settings.

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