Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports (Hardcover)

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Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy: The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports (Hardcover)

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This book uses the world of sports in order to reveal the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice while connecting those stories to today's athletes. It highlights the ways sports often contribute to inequalities, but also how they can help make the world more accepting.

Robyn Ryle is a sociologist, writer, and sports fan who has taught about gender, race, and sexuality to college students for twenty years. Her previous books include She/He/They/Me: For the Sisters, Misters and Binary Resisters and Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration. She lives in Madison, Indiana.
Product Details ISBN: 9781538130667
ISBN-10: 1538130661
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: June 29th, 2020
Pages: 186
Language: English