Athletic Intruders

<p><b>Explores women's place in sport and exercise from a socioculture perspective.</b></p><p>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.</p>