Stacey Pope

The Feminization of Sports Fandom

A Sociological Study

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking study is the first to focus on the phenomenon of the feminization of sports fandom. Including original research on football and rugby union in the UK, it looks at the increasing opportunities for women to become sports fans in contemporary society and critically examines the way this form of leisure is valued by women.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780367233006
• ISBN-10: 0367233002
• Artikelnr.: 56925612

Autorenporträt

Stacey Pope is Senior Lecturer in Sport in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Women's Changing Leisure Lives 3. Changes in
Professional Sport and the Feminization of Sports Fandom 4. Continuity and
Change in the Lives of Female Sports Fans 5. Women, Sport and a Sense of
Place 6. Rivalry and Class Distinction between Female Football and Rugby
Union Fans 7. The Meaning and Importance of Sport for Female Fans 8.
Conclusion Appendix: Research Participants