TY  - BOOK
AU  - Choi,Precilla Y.L.
TI  - Femininity and the physically active woman
T2  - Women and psychology
SN  - 041516561X
AV  - HQ1233. C447 2000
U1  - 305.42 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London, Philadelphia
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Women
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Identity
KW  - Recreation
KW  - Women athletes
KW  - Femininity
KW  - Stereotypes (Social psychology)
KW  - Sex discrimination in sports
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-115) and index; Part 1; The Gendered Nature of Sport and Exercise --; How Much Physical Activity do People Participate in? Why are Fewer Women than Men Physically Active? The 'sporty' Type --; Hegemonic Femininity --; Towards a Psychology of the Physically Active Woman --; Part 2; A Herstory of Sport --; Biology as Destiny --; Protecting Women as Mothers --; Questioning Biological Femaleness --; Feminine Appropriate Sports --; Fighting Women --; Questioning Femininity --; The 'Masculine' Girl --; Part 3; The Sporting Woman --; Sportswomen as Girls, Wives and Mothers --; Accommodation and Resistance --; Women's Magazines --; The Threat of the Lesbian Label --; Lesbian Athletes --; Performing Femininity --; Part 4; The Muscular Woman --; The Sport of Bodybuilding --; The Female Bodybuilding Competition --; Resistance or Compliance --; Flex Appeal --; Sex Appeal --; The Beauty and the Beast --; Part 5; The Exercising Woman --; Pursuing Beauty Through Exercise --; Beauty Equals Health --; Women's Imperfect Bodies --; Reducing the Body --; Body Dissatisfaction --; Self-objectification --; Feminine Appropriate Exercise --; Empowering Women --; Part 6; The Influence of the Sporty Type --; School Experiences --; Perceptions of Ability --; Negotiating Femininity and Physicality --; Predicting Exercise Behaviour --; A Theoretical Model of Activity Choice --; Part 7; Future Directions --; Alternative Sport Forms --; Redefining Health and Physical Activity --; Rethinking Gender
ER  -