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001 2012007169
003 DLC
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008 120302s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780415883818 (hardback)
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245 00 $aSport and its female fans /$cedited by Kim Toffoletti and Peter Mewett.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2012.
263 $a1207
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aRoutledge research in sport, culture and society ;$v17
520 $a"Why do women follow sports? How do they participate from the sidelines and what is the significance of this contribution? What can female fandom tell us about gender relations in sport? This book explores these and related questions by bringing together the varied strands of research being conducted internationally across the social sciences and humanities on this emerging and topical field.While sports spectatorship is a popular and well-respected site of analysis, no book-length, scholarly contribution documents womens experiences of sports fandom. For this reason, there is an obvious need for a book that offers researchers, students and non-professional readers an authoritative introduction to womens modes of sport support. Sport and Its Female Fans will be a landmark contribution in the field of sport research and in studies of sports fandom, making an original contribution to the growing, yet under-researched, area of female sports spectators"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aSports spectators
650 0 $aWomen$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aSports$xSociological aspects.
650 0 $aGender identity.
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aToffoletti, Kim.
700 1 $aMewett, Peter.