Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender

Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender (Sport Culture Social Relations)
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Offers a fascinating ethnography of physicality and gender relations in women's team contact sports.

The most extensive treatment to date of womenâ€™s experiences in team sports, Higher Goals provides an ethnographic account of the â€œBlades,â€ a Canadian team that plays at the highest levels of womenâ€™s hockey. With a vivid depiction of life on the Blades, the book follows the team over two seasons, tracing their journey to a national championship. Key issues in the sociology of sport and gender studies are explored, including the construction of community among women athletes; the â€œfeminine apologeticâ€ and pressures on athletes to conform to feminine ideals; homophobia and the experiences of lesbian athletes; and physicality and womenâ€™s experience in contact sports.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Hardcover
Height 9.25
Length 6.25
Weight 0.85098433132
Width 0.75
NumberOfItems 1
ReleaseDate 2000-08-10

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Hardcover
Height	9.25
Length	6.25
Weight	0.85098433132
Width	0.75
NumberOfItems	1
ReleaseDate	2000-08-10

Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender (Sport Culture Social Relations)