Aitchison (human geography, U. of West of England, Bristol, UK) compiles 10 chapters on the subject of gender, sexuality, and sports by researchers and scholars in physical education,
psychology, and other fields from the UK, US, New Zealand, and Australia. They consider how these aspects of identity inform and are informed by sport. Through interdisciplinary analyses,
chapters address representations of men's sports through media; the experiences of women in male-dominated areas of basketball, triathlon, and sport management; and the role of sexuality,
including homophobia and the Gay Games. The book is meant for those in sport and leisure studies, gender, queer and sexuality studies, social and cultural geography, and sociology. Annotation
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