Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry
Description
This book explores how the Olympic industry has shaped hegemonic concepts of sporting masculinities and femininities for its own profit and image-making ends, examining its continuing marginalization of athletes on account of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.
Keywords
Sports & RecreationSocial ScienceGender StudiesHistorySocial HistoryPolitical ScienceSociologyCultural & Social AspectsHistory & TheoryMinority Studies
2012Book
Author(s)Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137291141
LanguageEnglish
