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Title:

Women and sport : interdisciplinary perspectives / D. Margaret Costa, editor, Sharon R. Guthrie, editor.

Publisher:

Human Kinetics Publishers,

Copyright Date:

1994

Description:

xvi, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Sports for women--Physiological aspects.
Sports for women--Psychological aspects.
Sports for women--Social aspects.
Sports for women.

Other Authors:

Costa, D. Margaret, 1940-
Guthrie, Sharon Ruth, 1950-

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Endocrine basis of exercise-induced amenorrhea / Mary Jane De Souza, Joan Carles Arce, Deborah A. Metzger -- Exercise and bone health across the life span / Mary Jane De Souza ... [et al.] -- Feminist perspectives : intersections with women and sport / D. Margaret Costa, Sharon R. Guthrie -- Psychological perspectives on women in sport and exercise / Diane L. Gill -- She flies through the air with the greatest of ease : the contributions of feminist psychology / Mary E. Duquin -- The significance of body image in psychosocial development and in embodying feminist perspectives / Sharon R. Guthrie, Shirley Castelnuovo -- The sociological study of women and sport / Nancy Theberge, Susan Birrell -- Structural constraints facing women in sport / Nancy Theberge, Susan Birrell -- Ideological control of women in sports / Susan Birrell, Nancy Theberge -- Feminist resistance and transformation in sport / Susan Birrell, Nancy Theberge.
From the history of women in sport to women's sport history : a research agenda / Catriona M. Parratt -- In the beginning : the ancient and medieval worlds / June Kennard, John Marshall Carter -- From "genteel diversions" to "Bruising Peg" : active pastimes, exercise, and sports for females in late 17th- and 18th-century Europe / Roberta J. Park -- The recreational experiences of early American women / Nancy L. Struna -- Women, sport, and exercise in the 19th century / Patricia Vertinsky -- The story of women's athletics : manipulating a dream 1890-1985 / Joan S. Hult -- From Lowell mills to the halls of fame: industrial league sport for women / Lynne Emery -- A century of Olympic competition / Paula Welch, D. Margaret Costa -- It's mostly a matter of metric / Jackie L. Hudson -- Body composition / Patty Freedson -- Cardiovascular fitness / Patty Freedson -- Muscle strength and endurance / Patty Freedson --

ISBN:

9780873226868
0873226860

OCLC:

(OCoLC)29636840

LCCN:

93050167

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)