Sport, gender and mega-events

• Other Authors: Dashper, Katherine, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
• Series: Emerald studies in sport and gender
• Subjects: Gender identity in sports.; Sports > Sex differences.; Sports & Recreation > Cultural & Social Aspects.; Sociology: sport & leisure.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839829383
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages).

Sport mega-events are more than just large-scale gatherings and celebrations of human athletic achievement; they are also arenas through which groups and individuals perform, reinforce, challenge and disrupt identities, power and status. Understanding that sport is widely recognised as a practice th...