Author:
Eckstein, Rick, 1960- author.
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.
Descriptionxi, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Chapter One: The Female Youth Sports to College Pipeline -- Chapter Two: Higher Education and the Youth Sports to College Pipeline -- Chapter Three: The Commercialized Youth Sports to College Pipeline -- Chapter Four: Creating Demand for the Youth Sports to College Pipeline -- Chapter Five: Female Sports on Male Terms -- Chapter Six: Saving Girls' Youth Sports by Changing Higher Education -- Appendix: The Challenges of Ethnography.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"This book looks closely at college sports and how they shape the athletic and personal landscape for girls and young women. Filled with interview excerpts from women athletes of all ages, the book chronicles how college and youth sports have become more corporate, to the detriment of participants"-- Provided by publisher.
