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Exploring mega-events as gendered constructs, this volume examines how they categorize athletes within binary sex roles while challenging traditional notions of gendered bodies. It highlights the complex interplay between athletic performance and societal perceptions of masculinity and femininity, pushing the boundaries of accepted gender norms in sports.
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Sport, Gender and Mega-Events, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- Sport, Gender and Mega-Events
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 280
- ISBN13
- 9781839829376
- Category
- Social sciences
- Description
- Exploring mega-events as gendered constructs, this volume examines how they categorize athletes within binary sex roles while challenging traditional notions of gendered bodies. It highlights the complex interplay between athletic performance and societal perceptions of masculinity and femininity, pushing the boundaries of accepted gender norms in sports.