Sportista : female fandom in the United States /
Andrei S. Markovits, Emily K. Albertson.
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.
- x, 258 pages ; 24 cm.
- Politics, history and social change .
- Politics, history, and social change. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Youth : the origins of gender difference in sport -- Women in men's worlds : process of exclusion and suppression of females in male-dominated realms other than sport -- Women as sports producers : progress and problems -- Fandom and the typical female sports fan -- Sportista I : professional women in the contested space of sports media : issues of entry and acceptance -- Sportista II : following as a hobby, the a-typical female sports fan : superfans in their own right, with their own voice, and speaking their own language -- Introduction -- Conclusion.
Women sports spectators--United States. Sports--Sociological aspects. Women--Social life and customs. Gender identity. Women sports spectators. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Women's Studies. SPORTS & RECREATION--Sociology of Sports. SPORTS & RECREATION--General. Gender identity. Sports--Sociological aspects. Women--Social life and customs. Women sports spectators. Sport. Publikum. Frau. Geschlechtsunterschied.