Athletic contests help define what we mean in America by "success." By keeping women from "playing with the boys" on the false assumption that they are inherently inferior; society relegates them to second-class citizens. In this forcefully argued book; Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano show in vivid detail how women have been unfairly excluded from participating in sports on an equal footing with men. Using dozens of powerful examples--girls and women breaking through in football; ice hockey; wrestling; and baseball; to name just a few--the authors show that sex differences are not sufficient to warrant exclusion in most sports; that success entails more than brute strength; and that sex segregation in sports does not simply reflect sex differences; but actively constructs and reinforces stereotypes about sex differences. For instance; women's bodies give them a physiological advantage in endurance sports; yet many Olympic events have shorter races for women than men; thereby camouflaging rather than revealing women's strengths.
#367015 in Books William H Worger Nancy L Clar 2010-02-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.90 x .70 x 9.90l; 1.20 #File Name: 0195373480312 pagesAfrica and the West A Documentary History Vol 1 From the Slave Trade to Conquest 1441 1905
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. It's a sad document about the horrors of slavery and the never ...By CustomerThis book delivered a huge amount of information that I was unaware of. As an older American; I feel I have been learning about the important history of Africa that I've not been exposed to before. It's a sad document about the horrors of slavery and the never ending greed that fueled the colonization of Africa by foreign governments.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Good sourceBy ricanchica09I had to buy this for an African history class and while I wish they had done a original translation and a modern english version of some of the documents (like those old english and modern english shakespeare books); the book is a great source of rpimary documents. It's good for beginning research; give great insight into life in Africa; and it's generally an easy read.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great BookBy Nehanda Nzingha Sankofa-RaI have not had time to read it yet; but I have read some passages and read through it. I am glad to add it to my library and cannot wait to read it in its totality.
