Getting in the Game
Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution
Seiten
2012
New York University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8147-6039-0 (ISBN)
New York University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8147-6039-0 (ISBN)
Title IX, a landmark federal statute enacted in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education, has worked its way into American culture as few other laws have. It is an iconic law, the subject of web blogs and T-shirt slogans. In this legal analysis of Title IX, the author assesses the statute's successes and failures.
In this first legal analysis of Title IX, Deborah L. Brake assesses the statute’s successes and failures, using a feminist theory lens to understand, defend, and critique the law. While the statute has created tremendous gains for female athletes, not only raising the visibility and cultural acceptance of women in sports, but also creating social bonds for
women, positive body images, and leadership roles, the disparities in funding between men’s and women’s sports have
remained remarkably resilient. At the same time, female athletes
continue to receive less prestige and support than their male counterparts, which in turn filters into the arena of professional sports. Brake provides a richer understanding and appreciation of what Title IX has accomplished, while taking a critical look at the places where the law has fallen short.
A unique contribution to the literature on Title IX, Getting in the Game fully explores the theory, policy choices, and successes and limitations of this historic law.
In this first legal analysis of Title IX, Deborah L. Brake assesses the statute’s successes and failures, using a feminist theory lens to understand, defend, and critique the law. While the statute has created tremendous gains for female athletes, not only raising the visibility and cultural acceptance of women in sports, but also creating social bonds for
women, positive body images, and leadership roles, the disparities in funding between men’s and women’s sports have
remained remarkably resilient. At the same time, female athletes
continue to receive less prestige and support than their male counterparts, which in turn filters into the arena of professional sports. Brake provides a richer understanding and appreciation of what Title IX has accomplished, while taking a critical look at the places where the law has fallen short.
A unique contribution to the literature on Title IX, Getting in the Game fully explores the theory, policy choices, and successes and limitations of this historic law.
Deborah L. Brake is Professor of Law and distinguished faculty scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Feminism of Title IX 1 Separate Is Equal? 2 Integration Rights: Girls Playing with Boys and Boys Playing with Girls 3 The Three-Part Test and the Opportunity to Play 4 Complicating Equal Participation: What Counts as a Sport, Which Sports Should Women Play, and Which Women Should Play Them? 5 Cutting Men's Opportunities to Help Women? Title IX and Leveling Down 6 Treatment as an Equal 7 The Dilemma of Difference and the "Problem" of Pregnancy 8 Beyond Equal Access: Retaliation, Coaching, and Sexual Harassment Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
| Reihe/Serie | Critical America |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medienrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8147-6039-2 / 0814760392 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8147-6039-0 / 9780814760390 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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