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Informed by feminism and the fields of anthropology and sociology of sport, this anthology investigates women’s place in sport and exercise from a sociocultural perspective, documenting women’s struggle into the sports arenas of male hegemony. The nine ethnographic case studies explore issues of identity, embodiment, and meaning in various sports and exercise, including triathlons, aerobics, basketball, bodybuilding, weightlifting, motorcycle riding, softball, casual exercise, and rugby.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. ATHLETIC INTRUDERS
  2. p. iii
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  1. CONTENTS
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. INTRODUCTION by
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  1. 1. Reflexive Ethnography, Women, and Sporting Activities
  2. pp. 7-25
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  1. 2. Just “Tri” and “Du” It: The Variable Impact of Female Involvement in the Triathlon/Duathlon Sport Culture
  2. pp. 27-52
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  1. 3. Postmodern Aerobics: Contradiction and Resistance
  2. pp. 53-78
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  1. 4. Cultural Expressions of African American Female Athletes in Intercollegiate Sport
  2. pp. 79-106
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  1. 5. Beauty or the Beast: The Subversive Soma
  2. pp. 107-129
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  1. 6. A Woman’s Place is in the . . . Cardiovascular Room?? Gender Relations, the Body, and the Gym
  2. pp. 131-158
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  1. 7. Women Who Ride: The Bitch in the Back is Dead
  2. pp. 159-176
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  1. 8. “I Was There . . .”: Gendered Limitations, Expectations, and Strategic Assumptions in the World of Co-ed Softball
  2. pp. 177-199
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  1. 9. Changing Body Aesthetics: Diet and Exercise Fads in a Newfoundland Outport Community
  2. pp. 201-226
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  1. 10. Kicking Stereotypes into Touch: An Ethnographic Account of Women’s Rugby
  2. pp. 227-246
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  1. AFTERWORD: Pastimes and Presentimes: Theoretical Issues in Research on Women in Action
  2. pp. 247-260
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  1. CONTRIBUTORS
  2. pp. 261-263
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  1. INDEX
  2. pp. 265-292
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  1. List of Books in Series
  2. pp. 293-294
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