The professionalisation of women's sport : issues and debates /: issues and debates. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ali Bowes, Alex Culvin.
• Editors: Bowes, Ali; Culvin, Alex
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Issues and debates in the professionalisation of women's sport; Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin Section A: The Emergence of (Semi-)Professionalisation Chapter 2. Grand slams: Tennis at the forefront of professionalised women's sport; Robert J. Lake Chapter 3. 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 Chapter 4. Gender differences in the pay of professional basketball players; Nola Agha and David Berri Chapter 5. A successful failure? Troubling the road to the NWHL and professional women's ice hockey; Stacey Leavitt and Carly Adams Section B: The Impact of Mediatisation Chapter 6. Mixed messages: Examining the early marketing of the WNBA; Adam Rugg Chapter 7. Sexism and racism in women's professional golf: The 2019 US Women's Open; Robbie Matz and Ali Bowes Chapter 8. '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 Chapter 9. #ThisMama: The professional athlete, pregnancy and motherhood – the case of Serena Williams; Hannah Thompson-Radford and Michael Skey Chapter 10. Freedom for expression or a space of oppression? Social media and the female @thlete; Jaquelyn Osborne, Emma Kavanagh, and Chelsea Litchfield Section C: Experiences in and of (semi-)professional women's sport Chapter 11. Riding in a man's world: Gendered struggles in professional women's road cycling; Suzanne Schrijnder, Fiona McLachlan, and Brent McDonald Chapter 12. Growing expectations: Comparing NRLW athlete experiences; Hunter Fujak, Tracy Taylor, Clare Hanlon, and Donna O'Connor Chapter 13. 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 Chapter 14. The gendered effects of Covid-19 on elite women's sport; Beth G. Clarkson, Ali Bowes, Lucy Lomax, and Jessica Piasecki Chapter 15. Conclusion: Where next when researching women's professional sport?; Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin.
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 796.082; Sports for women -- Social aspects; Professionalism in sports
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800431980; 9781800431966
• Related ISBNs: 9781800431973
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