Athletic Intruders Ethnographic Research on Women, Culture, and Exercise

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.Bolin, Anne is the author of 'Athletic Intruders Ethnographic Research on Women, Culture, and Exercise', published 2003 under ISBN 9780791455838 and ISBN 0791455831.