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Author:

Markovits, Andrei S.

Title:

Sportista : female fandom in the United States / Andrei S. Markovits, Emily K. Albertson.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 258 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Women sports spectators--United States.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
Women--Social life and customs.
Gender identity.
Women sports spectators.

Other Authors:

Albertson, Emily K., 1989-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Youth : the origins of gender difference in sport -- Women in men's worlds : process of exclusion and suppression of females in male-dominated realms other than sports -- Women as sports producers : progress and problems -- Fandom and the typical female sports fan -- Sportista I : professional women in the contested space of sports media : issues of entry and acceptance -- Sportista II : following as a hobby, the a-typical female sports fan : superfans in their own right, with their own voice, and speaking their own language -- Conclusion.

Series:

Politics, history and social change

ISBN:

1439909652 (e-book)
9781439909652 (e-book)
1439909644 (paper : alk. paper)
9781439909645 (paper : alk. paper)
1439909636 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781439909638 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2012014649

Locations:

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

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)