Designed primarily as a textbook for upper division undergraduate courses in gender and sport, gender issues, sport sociology, cultural sport studies, and women’s studies, Gender Relations in Sport provides a comprehensive examination of the intersecting themes and concepts surrounding the study of gender and sport.

The 16 contributors, leading scholars from sport studies, present key issues, current research perspectives and theoretical developments within nine sub-areas of gender and sport:

Gender and sport participation

Theories of gender and sport

Gender and sport media

Sexual identity and sport

Intersections of race, ethnicity and gender in sport

Framing Title IX policy using conceptual metaphors

Studying the athletic body

Sexual harassment and abuse in sport

Historical developments and current issues from a European perspective



The intersecting themes and concepts across chapters are also accentuated. Such a publication provides access to the study of gender relations in sport to students across a variety of disciplines.



Gender Relations in Sport has been nominated for the following awards:

Best Edited Collection in Popular and American Culture 2014 sponsored by the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association

Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited book in Feminist Studies in Popular and American Culture 2014 sponsored by the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association