Female Olympians: A Mediated Socio-Cultural and Political-Economic Timeline

by Linda K. Fuller

Book Overview

This book examines women's participation in the Olympic Games since they were allowed to be included in that global arena. Using a holistic, social scientific approach, and emphasizing the rhetoric of sport mediatization, Female Olympians reviews the literature relative to sexism, racism, and ageism before providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives such as the gendered language of Olympic reportage, religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349958743
• ISBN13: 9781349958740
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"