Gender and Sport

Jane Dennehy
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Chapter 2 in Competition, Gender and Management, 2012, pp 21-48 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The word ‘competition’ is derived from its Latin root ‘competitus’, which means to strive together, or to seek together. While competition exists at the core of sport, it is competition’s interdependence with co-operation which underpins the success of sport witnessed in all corners of the world. Sport offers the opportunity to view kaleidoscopic images of competition on the field of play, which can be mobilised in other aspects of social life.

Keywords: Female Athlete; Competitive Sport; Tennis Player; Gender Base Violence; Professional Sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230389373_2

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