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Challenging the men : the social biology of female sporting achievement
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Women in sport - Sport and its requirements - Biological requirements - Psychological requirements - Social and cultural requirements.; Biology of sex and sex differences - Track and field athletic...
Women in sport - Sport and its requirements - Biological requirements - Psychological requirements - Social and cultural requirements.; Biology of sex and sex differences - Track and field athletics - Swimming - Cycling - Skating - Rowing and canoeing - Skiing.__________________
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- Creator
- K.F. Dyer
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- Language
- English
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- St. Lucia ; New York : University of Queensland Press, [1982]
- ©1982
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0702216526, 9780702216527, 0702219215, 9780702219214
- OCLC
- ocm08034902, ocm08034902
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239).
- 1. Women in society : women in sport -- 2. Sport and its requirements -- 3. The biological requirements of successful sporting performance -- 4. The psychological requirements of successful sporting performance -- 5. The social, material and cultural requirements of successful sporting performance -- 6. The biology of sex and sex differences -- 7. The sociology of sex and sex differences -- 8. Track and field athletics -- 9. Swimming -- 10. Other speed sports -- 11. Catching up the men? -- Appendices. A. American College of Sports Medicine opinion statement on 'The participation of the female athlete in long-distance running' -- B. Progressive list of women's world records in track and field athletics -- C. Progressive list of women's freestyle swimming records since 1972 -- D. Female Olympic medal winners