Athlete Activism (eBook, ePUB)

Contemporary Perspectives
Redaktion: Magrath, Rory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes a close look at the phenomenon of athlete activism, across all levels of sport from elite and international sport to collegiate and semi-pro, and asks what this tells us about the relationship between sport and wider society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000509168
• Artikelnr.: 62801374

Autorenporträt

Rory Magrath is Associate Professor of Sociology at Solent University, Southampton, U.K. His research focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion in sport, with a specific focus on declining homophobia and the subsequent impact on men's gender.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Athlete Activism and the Olympic Games: A Dialectic of Resistance and Restriction
2. Educated Activism: A Focus Group Study of High School Athletes' Perceptions of Athlete Activism
3. "It's Our Duty to Utilize the Platform that We Have": Motivations for Activism Among US College Athletes
4. Financial Implications for Athlete Activists: The Cost of Taking a Stance
5. The Changing Face of Black Athlete Activism: Pariah Today
Hero Tomorrow?
6. Disability
Sport and Social Activism: Para Athlete Activism
7. Disabled Athlete Activism: Using an Emancipatory Theological Approach to Promote the Use of Disabled Athletes in Disability Activism in the UK
8. Revising Trans-Exclusionary Narratives in Women's Sports Activism: Who Are the "Women" of Women's Athletics?
9. 'Doddie' Weir and the Activism of Health
Nationhood
and Storytelling
10. Elite Athlete Activism for Gender Equality in Sport: Women's Football in Spain
11. Athlete Activism Relative to Clothing: A Case Study of Ibtihaj Muhammad and the Sport Hijab
12. Braids
Beads
Catsuits
and Tutus: Serena Williams' Intersectional Resistance through Fashion
13. "I'm Not Going to the Fucking White House": Fan Discourse about Megan Rapinoe during the 2019 Women's World Cup
14. Across Field and Classroom: The Activism of Adam Goodes and the Role of Australian Teachers in Tackling Racism
15. "Best Way to Silence the Haters"? Raheem Sterling's Use of Social Media and Selective Press Interviews in the Fight Against Racism
16. Online Activism and Athlete Advocacy in Professional Women's Golf: Risk or Reward?
17. Psychological Benefits for the Athlete Activist