This book looks closely at college sports and how they shape the athletic and personal landscape for girls and young women. Filled with interview excerpts from women athletes of all ages, the book chronicles how college and youth sports have become more corporate, to the detriment of participants.
This book looks closely at college sports and how they shape the athletic and personal landscape for girls and young women. Filled with interview excerpts from women athletes of all ages, the book chronicles how college and youth sports have become more corporate, to the detriment of participants.
Rick Eckstein is professor of sociology at Villanova University and the author of Public Dollars, Private Stadiums and Nuclear Power and Social Power. His research on sports is cited widely in media such as the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer, and many others. He has received awards for both his teaching and his writing. He was a volunteer youth sports coach for over fifteen years.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter One: The Female Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Two: Higher Education and the Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Three: The Commercialized Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Four: Creating Demand for the Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Five: Female Sports on Male Terms Chapter Six: Saving Girls' Youth Sports by Changing Higher Education Appendix: The Challenges of Ethnography
Introduction Chapter One: The Female Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Two: Higher Education and the Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Three: The Commercialized Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Four: Creating Demand for the Youth Sports to College Pipeline Chapter Five: Female Sports on Male Terms Chapter Six: Saving Girls' Youth Sports by Changing Higher Education Appendix: The Challenges of Ethnography
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