Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives

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Roslyn Kerr (Lincoln University, New Zealand) Natalie Barker-Ruchti (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Socio-cultural Perspectives

Roslyn Kerr (Lincoln University, New Zealand), Natalie Barker-Ruchti (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Carly Stewart (Bournemouth University, UK) , Gretchen Kerr (University of Toronto, Canada)

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Routledge
13 December 2021

Gymnastics

Series: Women, Sport and Physical Activity

This book lifts the lid on the high pressured, complex world of women’s artistic gymnastics. By adopting a socio-cultural lens incorporating historical, sociological and psychological perspectives, it takes the reader through the story and workings of women’s artistic gymnastics.

Beginning with its early history as a ‘feminine appropriate’ sport, the book follows the sport through its transition to a modern sports form. Including global cases and innovative narrative methods, it explores the way gymnasts have experienced its intense challenges, the complexities of the coach-athlete relationship, and how others involved in the sport, such as parents and medical personnel, have contributed to the reproduction of a highly demanding and potentially abusive sporting culture.

With the focus on a unique women’s sport, the book is an important read for researchers and students studying sport sociology, sport coaching, and physical education, but it is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of sporting talent.

Edited by: Roslyn Kerr (Lincoln University New Zealand), Natalie Barker-Ruchti (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Carly Stewart (Bournemouth University, UK), Gretchen Kerr (University of Toronto, Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032236872
ISBN 10: 1032236876
Series: Women, Sport and Physical Activity
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 13 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roslyn Kerr is Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport and Dean of the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University in New Zealand. Natalie Barker-Ruchti is Associate Professor in the Division of Sport Science, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden. Carly Stewart is Head of Department of Sport and Event Management at Bournemouth University, UK. Gretchen Kerr is Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Reviews for Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives

"""Women’s Artistic Gymnastics is a valuable contribution to the study of female sport in general and gymnastics in particular. Its fourteen original scholarly essays—plus an introduction and a conclusion—cover a broad spectrum of historical, sociological, psychological, medical, and media-related issues from several theoretical and methodological perspectives and, hence, enriches our understanding of a complex sport.""-- Olaf Stieglitz, University of Leipzig"