American women have flooded into sports at all levels in the last several decades—but you would never know it from watching the evening news.
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CarpenterLinda JeanAcostaVivien R.. Title IX (Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005). A vivid history of the role of Title IX in U.S. women's sports, written by two scholars who have studied and advocated for gender equity in sports for several decades.
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NylundDavid. “When in Rome: Heterosexism, Homophobia and Sports Talk Radio.”Journal of Sport and Social Issues28 (2004):136–68. A revealing study of one of the most popular sports radio talk shows.
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ScratonSheilaFlintoffAnne, eds. Gender and Sport: A Reader (Routledge, 2002). A collection of many of the most important scholarly articles on gender and sport.
