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Sex, Power and the Games

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Kath Woodward

    1. Open University, UK

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Part of the book series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences (GSSS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Putting Sex Gender on the Agenda

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 1-16

  3. Regulatory Frameworks: Playing by the Rules

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 17-43

  4. Finding the Truth: Hoping for Certainty

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 44-70

  5. Nations, Host Cities and Opportunities

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 71-99

  6. Spectacles and Spectators

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 100-121

  7. The Art of Sport

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 122-152

  8. Contradictions, Controversies and Disruptions

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 153-177

  9. Conclusion: Sex Power and the Games Conclusion

    • Kath Woodward
    Pages 178-190

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-205
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About this book

This book explores the social and cultural impact of the Olympic Games, examining gender and sport, the inequalities between nations and people and at what the Games offer and how they are changing, in relation to spectacles, spectatorship and culture, including the links between art and sport.

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'...Woodward comprehensively illustrates how the Games as well as their connection with various social, economic and cultural apparatuses both challenge and generate sex/gender inequality. Overall, this is an important, invaluable resource for those interested in the gender dimension of sports.' - Essential, by Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • Open University, UK

    Kath Woodward

About the author

Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

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