Sex, Power and the Games [electronic resource] /
Woodward, K.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
CONTENTS; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Putting Sex Gender on the Agenda; 2 Regulatory Frameworks: Playing by the Rules; 3 Finding the Truth: Hoping for Certainty; 4 Nations, Host Cities and Opportunities; 5 Spectables and Spectators; 6 The Art of Sport; 7 Contradiction, Controversies and Disruptions; 8 Conclusion: Sex Power and the Games Conclusion; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Sociology.
Human body—Social aspects.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Cultural studies.
Sports.
Gender Studies.
Sociology of the Body.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Cultural Studies.
Popular Science in Sports.
Sociology, general.