Research Catalog

Title

The professionalisation of women's sport : issues and debates / edited by Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin.

Publication

• Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bowes, Ali
• Culvin, Alex

Description

xviii, 255 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

As women's sport continues to grow and develop there is an increasing need to critically examine the conditions in which women as athletes operate. The Professionalisation of Women's Sport discusses the processes of professionalisation in women's sports as distinct from, and different to, that seen in men's sport, identifying different challenges that face the growth of women's elite sport. Within this collection, the complex and often fragmented nature of women's involvement across a range of sports are critically discussed. Contributions span the fields of sport sociology, sport history, sport economics and beyond, and across the varying geographical contexts of North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa. Examining American football, basketball, cricket, cycling, golf, ice hockey, tennis, rugby union and rugby league, scholars consider the emergence of professionalisation, the role of the media, and experiences in and of women's (semi-)professional sport. The Professionalisation of Women's Sport is an essential reference point for any student, researcher or professional interested in, or working in, elite women's sport settings.

Series Statement

Emerald studies in sport and gender

Uniform Title

Emerald studies in sport and gender.

Subject

• Sports for women > Social aspects
• Professionalism in sports

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Issues and debates in the professionalisation of women's sport / Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin -- Grand slams: Tennis at the forefront of women's professionalised sport / Robert J. Lake -- From "taking a while to settle" to becoming the imbokodo: Women's rugby union in South Africa during the post-apartheid and professional era, 2001-2020 / Hendrik Snyders -- Gender differences in the pay of professional basketball players / Nola Agha and David Berri -- A successful failure? Troubling the road to the NWHL and professional women's hockey / Stacey Leavitt and Carly Adams -- Mixed messages: Examining the early marketing of the WNBA / Adam Rugg -- Sexism and racism in women's professional golf: The 2019 US Women's Open / Robbie Matz and Ali Bowes -- "Getting noticed, respected, and supported": Mediated (in)visibilities of women's American football in the United States / Dunja Antunovic, Katie Taylor, Macauley Watt and Andrew D. Linden -- #ThisMama: The professional athlete, pregnancy and motherhood - The case of Serena Williams / Hannah Thompson-Radford and Michael Skey -- Freedom for expression or a space of oppression? Social media and the female @thlete / Jaquelyn Osborn, Emma Kavanagh and Chelsea Litchfield -- Riding in a man's world: Gendered struggles in professional women' road cycling / Suzanne Ryder, Fiona McLachlan and Brent McDonald -- Growing expectations: Comparing NRLW athlete experiences / Hunter Fujak, Tracy Taylor, Clare Hanlon and Donna O'Connor -- Walking the walk: Gender-bland sexism, the fan experience and perceptions of value in professional women's cricket / Keith D. Parry, Jessica Richards, Jo Batey and Aila Khan -- The gendered effects of COVID-19 on elite women's sport / Beth G. Clarkson, Ali Bowes, Lucy Lomax and Jessica Piasecki -- Conclusion: Where next when researching professional women's sport? / Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin.

Call Number

JFE 21-8630

ISBN

• 9781800431973
• 180043197X

OCLC

1250013544

Title

The professionalisation of women's sport : issues and debates / edited by Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin.

Publisher

Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Emerald studies in sport and gender

Emerald studies in sport and gender.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Bowes, Ali, editor.

Culvin, Alex, editor.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781800431980

Research Call Number

JFE 21-8630