No slam dunk : gender, sport, and the unevenness of social change /

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...

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Main Authors:	Cooky, Cheryl (Author), Messner, Michael A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Series:	Critical issues in sport and society.
Subjects:	Sex discrimination in sports. Sports for women > Social aspects. Sports > Sex differences. Mass media and sports > Social aspects. SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.