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Girls and sports / Karen Miller, book editor.

Contributor(s): Series: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning, c2010.Description: 219 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780737745160 (hbk.)
  • 0737745169 (hbk.)
  • 9780737745177 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.082 GIR 2010
Contents:
How does gender influence sports participation? Girls should be allowed to play on boys' teams / Kris Lines -- Boys should be allowed to play on girls' teams / Sarah K. Fields -- Athletes are judged according to gendered sports stereotypes / Lisa A. Harrison and Amanda B. Lynch -- Female athletes defy gendered sports stereotypes / Deirdre M. Kelly, Shauna Pomerantz, and Dawn H. Currie -- Women's teams play the same games as men's teams / Patricia Sanchez -- Girls' teams lack the skill of boys' teams / Preston Williams -- How does sports participation affect girls' health? Team sports are associated with a reduced risk of suicide in girls / Lindsay A. Taliaferro, et al. -- Sports participation does not always enhance girls' self-esteem / David R. Shaffer and Erin Wittes -- Sport supplement use is common among female athletes / Mike Perko, Todd Bartee, and Mike Dunn ; Steroid use among female athletes is overreported / Gen Kanayama, et al. -- Do schools support girls' sports programs? Schools are complying with Title IX regulations / Becky Vest and Gerald Masterson -- Schools are not complying with Title IX regulations / Megan Seely -- Title IX has increased girls' participation in school sports / R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter -- Title IX has not increased girls' participation in school sports / Carrie Lukas -- Schools support cheerleaders as athletes / Jon Siegel -- Schools do not support cheerleaders as athletes / Rob Stein -- What are the cultural implications of girls' participation in sports? Female endurance athletes diet to improve performance / Eli Saslow -- Female aesthetic athletes diet to improve performance / A. P. (Karin) de Bruin, Raoul R. D. Oudejans, and Frank C. Bakker -- Sports participation increases aggression in females / James Garbarino -- Sports participation increases rates of female college graduation / Kelly P. Troutman and Mikaela J. Dufur.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does gender influence sports participation? Girls should be allowed to play on boys' teams / Kris Lines -- Boys should be allowed to play on girls' teams / Sarah K. Fields -- Athletes are judged according to gendered sports stereotypes / Lisa A. Harrison and Amanda B. Lynch -- Female athletes defy gendered sports stereotypes / Deirdre M. Kelly, Shauna Pomerantz, and Dawn H. Currie -- Women's teams play the same games as men's teams / Patricia Sanchez -- Girls' teams lack the skill of boys' teams / Preston Williams -- How does sports participation affect girls' health? Team sports are associated with a reduced risk of suicide in girls / Lindsay A. Taliaferro, et al. -- Sports participation does not always enhance girls' self-esteem / David R. Shaffer and Erin Wittes -- Sport supplement use is common among female athletes / Mike Perko, Todd Bartee, and Mike Dunn ; Steroid use among female athletes is overreported / Gen Kanayama, et al. -- Do schools support girls' sports programs? Schools are complying with Title IX regulations / Becky Vest and Gerald Masterson -- Schools are not complying with Title IX regulations / Megan Seely -- Title IX has increased girls' participation in school sports / R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter -- Title IX has not increased girls' participation in school sports / Carrie Lukas -- Schools support cheerleaders as athletes / Jon Siegel -- Schools do not support cheerleaders as athletes / Rob Stein -- What are the cultural implications of girls' participation in sports? Female endurance athletes diet to improve performance / Eli Saslow -- Female aesthetic athletes diet to improve performance / A. P. (Karin) de Bruin, Raoul R. D. Oudejans, and Frank C. Bakker -- Sports participation increases aggression in females / James Garbarino -- Sports participation increases rates of female college graduation / Kelly P. Troutman and Mikaela J. Dufur.