TY - BOOK AU - Markovits,Andrei S. AU - Albertson,Emily K. TI - Sportista: female fandom in the United States T2 - Politics, history and social change SN - 9781439909638 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - GV 715 .M35 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Temple University Press KW - Women sports spectators KW - United States KW - Sports KW - Sociological aspects KW - Women KW - Social life and customs KW - Gender identity KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Women's Studies KW - bisacsh KW - SPORTS & RECREATION KW - Sociology of Sports KW - General KW - fast KW - Sport KW - gnd KW - Publikum KW - Frau KW - Geschlechtsunterschied KW - USA N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; 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 --; Conclusion ER -