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Download full textHoepner, Barbara J., Ed. – 1974
This book is a collection of papers discussing controversial topics in women's athletics. Section one, "Overview--Women's Rights," includes articles on women's rights and equal opportunities in sports, the emergence of women in sports, and significant events in a century of American women's sports. Section two, "Women's Intercollegiate…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Feminism, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Lenskyj, Helen – 1989
This paper presents a discussion of events within national sport organizations that have recently addressed the problem of homophobia in sports; in particular, the social, professional, and political harassment of lesbian women who are career athletes. A brief overview is given of the stance of feminists, both liberal humanist and radical, on the…
Descriptors: Feminism, Lesbianism, Organizations (Groups), Political Issues
Crawford, Scott A. G. M. – 1987
Women in colonial New Zealand did not have the variety of recreational options available in the "motherland" (Great Britain). Nevertheless, there was a social climate of acceptance if not for the female athlete then certainly for the woman eager to enjoy the fun and freedom of recreational activities. In New Zealand, the social class…
Descriptors: Exercise, Females, Feminism, Foreign Countries
Lopiano, Donna A. – 1980
The token gestures towards job equality for women in the fields of physical education and athletics coaching are symptomatic of the more serious problem of sexual equality present in American society. Cultural restrictions on the kind and degree of assertive behavior traditionally associated with the female role have left women ill-equipped to…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Attitude Change, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism
Oglesby, Carole A. – 1980
The special problems faced by black women in sports and in American society are discussed. Ways of bringing about change in social attitudes and in interaction between the races and the sexes are considered. Special emphasis is placed on the need to develop a sense of worth and an understanding of the basic social structures which breed racial and…
Descriptors: Black Power, Change Strategies, Feminism, Individual Development
Griffin, Patricia S. – 1987
In addressing the subject of lesbian athletes, this paper discusses some ways in which sport psychologists, researchers and clinicians may constructively approach the issues. These include: (1) understand one's own homophobia and how it affects clinical work as a sport psychologist by studying the growing body of literature on the topic; (2)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Elementary Secondary Education, Feminism, Higher Education
