عنوان

Femininity and the physically active woman /

(Number (ISBN

0415165601

(Number (ISBN

041516561X

(Number (ISBN

9780415165600

(Number (ISBN

9780415165617

Number

b738637

Title Proper

Femininity and the physically active woman /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Precilla Y.L. Choi.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia, PA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2000.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 121 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Women and psychology

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-115) and indexes.

Text of Note

1. The gendered nature of sport and exercise -- How much physical activity do people participate in? -- Why are fewer women than men physically active? --The 'sporty' type -- Hegemonic femininity -- Towards a psychology of the physically active woman -- 2. A herstory of sport -- Biology as destiny -- Protecting women as mothers -- Questioning biological femaleness -- Feminine appropriate sports -- Fighting women -- Questioning femininity -- The 'masculine' girl -- 3. The sporting woman -- Sportswomen as girls, wives and mothers -- Accommodation and resistance -- Women's magazines -- The threat of the lesbian label -- Lesbian athletes -- Performing femininity -- 4. The muscular woman -- The sport of bodybuilding -- The female bodybuilding competition -- Resistance or compliance -- Flex appeal -- Sex appeal -- The beauty and the beast -- 5. The exercising woman -- Pursuing beauty through exercise -- Beauty equals health -- Women's imperfect bodies -- Reducing the body -- Body dissatisfaction -- Self-objectification -- Feminine appropriate exercise -- Empowering women -- 6. The influence of the sporty type -- School experiences -- Perceptions of ability -- Negotiating femininity and physicality -- Predicting exercise behavior -- A theoretical model of activity choice -- 7. Future directions -- Alternative sport forms -- Redefining health and physical activity -- Rethinking gender.

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Text of Note

Contributing to a psychology of the physically active woman by examining women's experiences from feminist and gendered perspectives, this book will be of great interest to students, researchers, practitioners and teachers.

Femininity.

Physically active people-- Identity.

Sex discrimination in sports.

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Women athletes.

Women-- Identity.

Women-- Psychology.

Women-- Recreation.

Discrimination sexuelle dans les sports.

Féminité

Femmes-- Identité

Femmes-- Loisirs.

Femmes-- Psychologie.

Sportives.

Stéréotypes.

Discrimination dans les sports.

Femininity.

Femmes-- Identité.

Femmes-- Psychologie.

Frau.

Frauensport.

Geschlechterrolle.

Identität.

Leiblichkeit.

Physically active people-- Identity.

Sex discrimination in sports.

Sport.

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Weiblichkeit.

Women athletes.

Women-- Identity.

Women-- Psychology.

Women-- Recreation.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Choi, Precilla Y. L.

Date of Transaction

20201203234337.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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