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Author:
Pope, Stacey, author.
Title:
The feminization of sports fandom : a sociological study / Stacey Pope.
Publisher:
Routledgean imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
x, 268 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Leicester City Football Club.
Leicester Tigers (Rugby football team)
Women sports spectators--Leicester.--Leicester.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
Gender identity.
Leicester (England)--Social life and customs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Women's changing leisure lives -- Changes in professional sport and the feminization of sports fandom -- Continuity and change in the lives of female sports fans -- Women, sport and a sense of place -- Rivalry and class distinction between female football and rugby union fans -- The meaning and importance of sport for female fans -- Conclusion.
Series:
Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 81
ISBN:
1138916080
9781138916081
OCLC:
(OCoLC)983798724
LCCN:
2016051313
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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