Gender politics and the olympic industry
Auteur :
Lenskyj, H.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137291141
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.